Ralph Waldo Emerson

The American Renaissance brought a large change to the art culture in America. Transcendentalism widely spread and became very popular. A well known transcendentalist author was Ralph Waldo Emerson. He lead the way for many other transcendentalist to come. Emerson wrote "Nature" in 1836. His essay talked about his non-traditional appreciation of nature. This was a foundation for transcendentalism in it self. The essay suggests that life can be understood by studying nature. This was a large change from the way Americans thought in believing the only divine thing would be God. Emerson's main point throughout his essay was that humans did not fully capture natures duty. He proceeds to tell people that everyone is so consumed in their life's, that no one can truly take the time and admire nature. While the title is a tad bit cliche, Emerson's essay truly started the transcendentalist area of literature.