Romanticism- in the arts, the style and theories of the romantic movement, or the movement itself

Aphorism- a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century

A. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) - American essayist and poet, a leader of the philosophical movement of transcendentalism. Influenced by such schools of thought as English romanticism, Neoplatonism, and Hindu philosophy. Emerson is noted for his skill in presenting his ideas eloquently and in poetic language

B. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) - American writer, philosopher, and naturalist who believed in the importance of individualism. Thoreau’s best-known work is Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1854), which embodies his philosophy and reflects his independent character. The book records Thoreau’s experiences in a hand-built cabin, where he spent two years in partial seclusion, at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts.

C. Walt Whitman (1819-1892) - American poet, whose work boldly asserts the worth of the individua

D. Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) - American poet, who used traditional verse forms in the expression of simple, strong emotions. Millay was born in Rockland, Maine, and educated at Vassar College. In 1917 her collection Renascence and Other Poems was published. She wrote several plays for the experimental theater group the Provincetown Players, notably Aria da Capo (1919), a satirical fantasy on war.

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