How Might Transcendentalism be Seen as a Natural American Reaction to or Incarnation of European Romanticism?
The late eighteenth century marked the beginning of romanticism in Europe. Unlike realism, classicism and the convention that preceded it, the Romantic Movement in Europe was embodied by the power of the individual and subjective experience. Nature was deeply appreciated, and an individual’s strong feelings or reactions were believed to lead to a higher truth. […]