15. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What inferences can you make about American culture based on the rise of Transcendentalism, the popularity of writers like Emerson, and the desire to read works like Nature?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson was a major literary figure in the United States during the 1800s. His major work Nature, published in 1836, marked his introduction to American literary circles. In 1837, he delivered a speech entitled “The American Scholar,” which some people regard as the intellectual declaration of independence for America.
