TranscendentalismThreads of Change in 19th Century America
Transcendentalism
Your first job is to develop a personal definition of Transcendentalism. The following sites will be helpful:
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Concord Magazine, Concord, MA http://www.concordma.com/magazine/nov98/trans.html |
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Emerson on transcendentalism http://www.freereligion.com/1emerson.html http://www.transcendentalists.com/terminology.html |
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Discussions on transcendentalism http://www.transcendentalists.com/what.htm |
Write down your definition. This definition will become a part of your company's museum presentation. (rubric)
Now investigate the sites below for examples which best illustrate the Transcendentalist movement in America. You must choose four examples which may include: literary works, artwork, music or artifact. Be sure to cite your work. You must have a minimum of four sources.
Literary Figures
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A. Bronson Alcott http://members.aol.com/ARKANGEL10/aba.html |
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Margaret Fuller http://www.arh.eku.edu/Eng/KOPACZ/fuller.htm |
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"The Arts in Concord" gives links to author's associated with the movement and their writings http://www.concordma.com/arts.html |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes and background http://killdevilhill.com/emerson.html http://www.2020site.org/literature/ralph_emerson.html |
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Theodore Parker http://www.alcott.net/alcott/home/champions/Parker.htm |
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Emily Dickinson http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/d/dickinson19re.htm |
Art
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19th century art from the Metropolitan Museum in NYC http://www.transcendentalists.com/terminology.html http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/view1.asp?dep=2&item=15%2E30%2E59 |
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Artists of the Hudson River School http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/hudson-river-school.html http://www.thinker.org/fam/education/publications/guide-american/slide-20.html |
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Thomas Cole http://search.famsf.org/4d.acgi$Search?list&=1&=Thomas+Cole&=And&=Yes&=&=&=&=Yes&=Yes&=f |
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Winslow Homer http://www.portlandmuseum.org/ac.html |
Music: You may also use any CD of classical music which you feel represents this period. Below are a list of possible composers and some midi examples of their works; listening to these sites is dependent upon the capabilities of your computer.
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Fredrick Chopin http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/4279/MIDI.html |
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Robert Schumann http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/schumann_r_symphonies.html |
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Piotr Tchaikovsky http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/tchaikovsky.html |
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Franz Schubert http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/schubert_symphonies.html |