Slide 1Standing on the bare ground, -- my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, -- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball;…

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Romanticism What is Romanticism? Literary movement during the 19th century (1800 â 1860) Values feeling and intuition over reason Imagination able…

Transcendentalist Works Transcendentalist Works Important Quotes Explained  “In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period…

Key L&E Terms âStanding on the bare ground, -- my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, -- all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent…

Key L&E Terms Intro to Emerson and Thoreau American Transcendentalism Nature: Central question: why does NATURE exist? What is itâs relationship to ME, if it is NOT…