Transcendentalism Research
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1. Visit this website and then summarize the short article you find there. Your summary should be
5-7 sentences long (at least). http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/transcend.html
2. Tell me about Concord, Massachusetts http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/icon/concord.html
3. So, what is transcendentalism? How would you explain it to someone else? Use this article to
help out. http://womenshistory.about.com/bltranscend.htm?once=true&
4. Tell me about Ralph Waldo Emerson. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/emerson.html
5. What are some of his most famous writings?
6. Who is Henry David Thoreau? http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/poet/thoreau.html
7. What are some of his most famous writings?
8. Choose two of the following: Margaret Fuller or the Alcotts and Walt Whitman or Emily
Dickinson. Tell me about the two you have chosen. What are they known for? What are some of
their famous works? http://www.transcendentalists.com/others.htm
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Learn about the Lyceum Circuit. Be sure to follow all the links and sections of this site. Explore the role of
magazines, books, and other periodicals at the following sites:
Making of America: 19th-Century Magazines
The Nineteenth Century in Print: The Making of America in Books and Periodicals (Library of Congress)
Learn about the famous Transcendentalist magazine, The Dial.
What did you learn? What was the role of these items in this time period?
10. Find an example of transcendental art. Print a copy of the picture. Why do you think this is
transcendental? What elements of transcendentalism are present in the art?