| I. Transcendentalism as American |
A. Romanticism
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B. Quaker thought
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C. Emblematic perceptions
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D. Other Influences
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E. Value of individual
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| II. Emerson |
A. Public figure
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1. Finds "new" American letters
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2. Rejects traditions
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3. Mixes ideal and real
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4. Becomes "Father"
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B. His transcendentalism
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1. Five basic points
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2. "Nature"
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a. Reject tradition
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b. Look to Nature's hieroglyphics
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c. Become "transparent eyeball"
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3. "Self-Reliance"
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a. Individualism of self-trust
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b. Genius from self-trust
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c. Intuition leads to self-trust
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| III. Thoreau |
A. Career
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B. Style
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1. Epigrammatic
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2. Symbolic
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3. Voice
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4. Humor
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C. Walden
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1. Writing style
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a. Vivid description
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b. Structure of seasons
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c. Paradoxes
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2. Transcendental ideas
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a. Go to woods
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(1) Nature's hieroglyphics
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(2) Simplicity
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b. Be a nonconformist through
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(1) Intuition
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(2) Nature
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c. Wake up
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(1) To self
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(2) To possibilities
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| IV. Whitman |
A. Career
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B. Transcendentalism
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1. Individualism
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a. "I"
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b. Multiplicity
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2. Nature
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3. Rejection of authority, tradition
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4. Grass as symbol
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5. Intuitive knowledge
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