Transcendentalism

    The enlightenment of literature and other important items during the nineteenth century would be an excellent term to define the Transcendentalism movement in America. It flourished in new ideas such as those expressed in the Renisannse. Religion, literature and culture were some of the key things that changed during this time period. The key players of this movement were going against the belief's and teachings of the Unitarian church and just in general the way of life during the day and the culture that surrounded it.

    The key players who started the ball rolling in this movement were many. The most well-known was Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson himself. When his essay Nature was published in 1836 it inadvertly started the snow ball effect that would soon evolve into the Transcendentalism movement. This essay started a whole knew branch of literature persay. Idea after idea thought after thought and finally the Transcendentalism movement was solid, it was offical. Myriads of writters expressed their beliefs and thoughts through literature and writting.

    These people were expressing belief's against the Unitarian church. They believed that a person's spirtual state supposedly transcended their phyiscal state on earth. That is where the term "Transcendentalism" came from. This was the polar opposite of what the Unitarian church taught by Harvard Divinity school. In my opinion they were supporters against church doctrine and organized religion. They were more of the people who believed that religion was a one on one experince with God.

    This movement shaped American history in many ways. Famous essays and memorable pieces of writting were composed during this time period. It shed light on new ideas that had not been discovered or thought about yet. They changed the ideas of entire bodies of people around America. This snowballed into something that became huge...