This website from a professor at Brandeis University provides a biography on Ralph Waldo Emerson in which his childhood, writing career, and his transcendentalist views are discussed. Included are links to related essays and a list of...

This Poets.org entry for the 19th century American poet, essayist, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) provides biographical information, a select bibliography, and contemporary photograph as well as links to related writers...

This article examines the influence of Vedic literature and thought, including the "Bhagavat-Gita," on Emerson's philosophy and writing.

A brief biography on Emerson accompanied by links to the text to many of his poems.

Essay on Emerson, Thoreau and the Hudson River School and the legacy it left. Section for guiding student discussion and scholar's debate.

This resource includes a short biography of Emerson and links to related sites.

This site provides a detailed analysis of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1838 address to the Harvard Divinity School. Contains a link to the online text of Emerson's address.

An excellent article detailing the major events of the life and works of Henry David Thoreau. Complete with links to Thoreau's most famous works and interesting details about his life.

A scholarly site with many articles about American transcendental authors, their work, and philosophy.

A site from Washington State University detailing the emergence of transcendentalism, and quotes from major authors of the time.

This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...

A description of American Romantic authors, their backgrounds and what they wrote. These writers made American literature truly American.

By using music and various writings, students will explore the advantages and disadvantages of conforming to society's expectations at this site.

Background information about the literary traditions of the pre-Colonial and Colonial period. Includes information about Native American oral traditions and Native American cultures. Follow the links to the Early American era and to...

A good look at the first major American philosophy, transcendentalism. Read about the ideas that transcendentalists believed, and find out the members of the Transcendental Club. Many American authors of the time espoused the ideals of...

A detailed look at the philosophy behind American Transcendalism, and a discussion of many of those who practiced it.

A brief timeline which includes American literature and American historical events. Ranges from 1830 to 1839. Includes the first co-educational college, Oberlin College. Hyperlinks to various authors of the period.