Trandenscentalism

Emerson’s Contribution to Literature Ralph Waldo Emerson was a founder of Transcendentalism and left an immense impact on literature for the ages (Draper 365). Emerson left a great impression on literature through his essays, poems, and speeches. Emerson’s definition of Transcendentalism can be summarized into one word, Idealism (Miles 36). “Transcendentalism looks at life by seeing things as they should be and not as they are” (Moulton 543). The part of the word “transcend” means to …

…of literature and society itself for many years. He gave literature a whole new concept on life and its surroundings. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a founder of transcendentalism and left an immense impact on literature for the ages. His subjects included transcendentalism, faith, self-reliance, and nature. He started a new way of thinking about the world. He helped us to look beyond materialistic things, and into the unknown. For this, Emerson will never be forgotten.