transcendentalism (new england)

An anthology of writings by American transcendental writers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and others.

Presents an overview of American literature from 1800 to 1860, examining the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the time, exploring such topics as Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and social reform and discussing such authors as Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Edgar Allan Poe, Longfellow, and more.