Transcendentalism — English definition
A mid-1800s American movement (Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman) holding that the individual soul, nature, and intuition are sources of truth beyond institutions.
Where it is taught
- American Literary Movements & Themes — Close Reading & Literary Analysis, English 11: American Voices, Identity & Public Memory, Grade 11
In use
The mid-1800s brought Transcendentalism, and with it a particular vision of freedom.
American Literary Movements & Themes