TRANSCENDENTALISM Let’s all be one with nature for a few classes! Oh…and, according to transcendentalism, you are all inherently good and perfect.
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (stop at 6:50) Click to listen to audio clip.
Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau Enigmatic naturalist egoist aloof conceited indolent practitioner.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau Thoreau On Walden. From Economy.
Reading the Selection 6 Contents Click a hyperlink to go to the corresponding content area. Reading the Selection Concord Hymn from Nature from Self-Reliance.
“Self Reliance” Ralph Waldo Emerson. What do you think? What kind of impact did this essay have on you? Share reactions.