The American Renaissance

Anquinita Beck

ENG/491

Julie Miller

October 27, 2014

Introduction

Henry Wandsworth Longfellow

Early Life

History

Beliefs

Henry Wandsworth Longfellow

Major Works

The Slave's Dream

A Psalm of Life

Longfellow's Influence on the American Renaissance

Creation of a national literature

Influence on composers

Atlantic Monthly

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Early Life

History

Beliefs

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Major Works

Self Reliance

Nature

Emerson's Influence on the American Renaissance

Transcendentalist Club

Transcendentalist Movement

The Dial magazine

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Early Life

History

Beliefs

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Major Works

Young Goodman Brown

The Minister's Black Veil

Hawthorne's Influence on the American Renaissance

The Scarlet Letter

First fiction writer

Introspection

Conclusion

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