... slavery came to a boil. Significant American Romantic Writers Ralph Waldo Emerson Considered to be a founding writer and philosopher within the American romantic movement, Emerson is perhaps best known for his essays, from which emerge the grounding notions of Transcendentalism. Henry David Thoreau Best known for his work "Walden," Thoreau presents an exploration of self-discipline and self-discovery which resonates significantly ... be read to gesture to a sort of cultural psyche, a particular American unconscious. Herman Melville: an author of romantic fiction as was Hawthorne, Melvil...

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... this speech that sparked a period of creative energy, producing some of the greatest works of all time. Such works include, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, Henry David Thoreau's Walden, the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Edgar Allan Poe's short stories (Hurley 13, 15). Each American romantic adopted his own style and theme. However ... ...

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