ROMANTICISM VS. TRANSCENDENTALISM.

Romanticism vs. Transcendentalism

Romanticism vs. Transcendentalism

Romanticism emerged from periods of social revolution and held the ideals of individual subjectivity, the emphasis on the supreme beauty of Nature, and individual liberty (Wu, 2008). Transcendentalism featured an emphasis on Nature and the senses, while many of its advocates were involved in the social reform movements of the time. Henry David Thoreau's Walden reflected the quintessential transcendental treatise on Nature and individual independence, though it also reflected Thoreau's class privilege.

Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in literature, religion, culture, and philosophy that emerged in the United States of America in the 1800s ...