Lecture3美国文学选读.pptVIP

Study Points New England Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau American Transcendentalism （1836-1855） 1. The first American intellectual movement to inspire a number of literary classics 2. It stresses the unity of being—Viewing God, man and nature as sharers in a universal soul—Oversoul Leading Transcendentalists 1. Ralph Waldo Emerson – the leader 2. Henry David Thoreau – the doer What do they do? 1. Talk and discuss – intellectual companionship and interests 2. Work – living closer to nature and dignity of manual labor 3. Believe – human rights are divine in their right