Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1803. A
self-proclaimed "Naturalist," Emerson founded a distinctly American
philosophy emphasizing optimism, individuality, and mysticism. In
the 1840's, his essays, speeches, and poetry defined him as a
central character in the Trancendental movement, and ultimately
shaped him into one of the most influential literary figures of the
nineteenth century. He died of pneumonia in 1882 in Concord,
Massachusetts.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an essayist, poet, philosopher,
and anti-slavery activist. Among his other notable books are A Week
on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and Civil
Disobedience.Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982), was a Pulitzer
Prize-winning poet and author of such eminent works as Conquistador
and J.B.
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