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Romanticism began shortly after the French Revolution bringing together both libertarian and egalitarian ideas . The birth of the romantic movement was in Germany but quickly emerged and incorporated itself into the public conscience of France , England , and eventually the United States in 1820 . Romanticism was a revolt against rationalism and classicism . The basic tenants of romanticism including the return to nature , the belief that humanity was inherently good , the artist was the

br supreme creator , nationalistic pride , and emotions were more important then intellect . When romanticism reached the shores of newly formed America , the national was in a period of intense physical growth and had gained a unique American voice

The coupling of national identity , idealism , and the passion of romanticism inspired a generation of , poets , and intellectuals This was termed the American Renaissance . The ideals of this time were inspired by art , nature , and emotion . Romantics believed that only through art , not hard science , could the truth fully be conveyed . The romantic love of nature was well placed in the United States . It was a country of vastly different landscapes and environments - from the seashore , to mountains , deserts , and the southern tropics . Romanticism paired extremely well with American democracy . Both encouraged individual action , stressed the importance of the common person , and had the confidence to create something entirely new . Romanticism could not be unaffected by the American spirit and slowly it evolved into what modern historians called transcendentalism . Transcendentalism took the best parts of platonism , deism , romanticism , and calvinism to found a new philosophy

Three of the major contributors of transcendentalism were Ralph Waldo Emerson , Margaret Fully , and Walt Whitman . Emerson (1803-1882 ) was a revered and respected man of his time . He was prolific writer , and his works are the foundations of modern American thought and lifestyle Fuller (1810-1850 ) was the first female journalist in the states and was a constant critic and proponent of social issues specifically pertaining to women . Walt Whitman (1819-1892 ) a common man who worked as a carpenter and was largely self educated . He managed to produce the most original poetry in the English language . Emerson , Fuller , and Whitman can be seen as three different kinds of romantics . Emerson in Nature focuses was on religious romanticism and where God can be found Fuller in Woman in the Nineteenth Century , focuses on woman 's issues and therefore she is feminist romanticist . Whitman in Song of Myself is a the living embodiment of what romanticist is and what romanticist should do - the true romantic poet

There are several components of romanticism found in Nature by Emerson He ventures into the romantic ideals of the return to nature , the importance of emotion , and the idea that the artist is a supreme creator . Emerson encourages people to go out into nature because In the woods too , a man casts off his years , as the snake his slough , and at what period soever of life...