Research Topic 4 – Transcendentalism
Using the Internet sources
provided, research the following facts on the background and key features of the philosophy of
"transcendentalism"
American Heritage Dictionary
http://bartleby.com/61/47/T0314700.html
http://historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=117499
Others in the Circle of Transcendentalism:
http://transcendentalists.com/others.htm
Famous persons influenced by transcendentalism
PBS.Org – The American Renaissance
http://pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/transcend.html
2. When did transcendentalism flourish in New England?
3. What
was the name of the German philosopher whose ideas were the basis of
transcendentalism?
4. Name three other
individuals besides Thoreau who were associated with the transcendental
movement.
5. What
was the relationship between transcendentalism and the American Renaissance?
6. To what transcendentalist magazine did Thoreau contribute?