1. Transcendentalism and Romanticism
... of American economy for decades to come. The turn of the century saw Beethoven write Symphony No. 1, which heralded a drastic and permanent change in music. Many aspiring authors, such as Poe, Whitman, Emerson, and Dickinson, found notoriety with their writings. The early 1800s also saw the rise of Romanticism, a movement that originated in Europe, and shortly after, transcendentalism. These two movements ... by the past, but could instead look to nature and look within oneself for salvation. The Romantic Movement saw many authors become household names. Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, a...
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