Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau as Fathers of Transcendentalism Transcendentalism was a movement in writing that took place in the mid-nineteenth century. It formed in the early to mid nineteenth century and reached it climax around 1850 during an era commonly referred to as the American Renaissance, America’s Golden Day, or the Flowering of New England.
Ralph Waldo Emersons transcendentalist beliefs are many evident in his essays, poems, and messages. In Self-Reliance, Nature, every and All, Emerson strived to fret his morals in style, and his strong connection with mother nature, beauty, and God.
Bibliography. Entries on Ralph Waldo Emerson in A Documentary History of Unitarian Universalism, Dan McKanan, editor, Boston: Skinner House Books, 2017 A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year, Boston: Skinner House Books, 2003.; Emerson as Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Emerson’s Essays for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion, Boston: Skinner House Books, 2003.
As much as names like Ralph Waldo and Henry David get tossed around in Transcendental land, you best not believe that all those Transcendentalists were men. Because Margaret Fuller was a woman who 100% held her own in the Transcendentalist circle, otherwise pretty dominated by dudes like Emerson and Thoreau. Bully for her. Fuller is an important Transcendentalist for a couple of reasons.
