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What was the literary mecca for American writers in the 19th century?
What was the literary mecca for American writers in the 19th century?
Concord, Massachusetts
Who were the principal exponents of transcendentalism?
Who were the principal exponents of transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau
What did the transcendentalists believe about the individual?
What did the transcendentalists believe about the individual?
They believed that the individual held the key to understanding the universe
Where did Henry David Thoreau conduct his two-year experiment?
Where did Henry David Thoreau conduct his two-year experiment?
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What is the appeal of transcendentalism still today?
What is the appeal of transcendentalism still today?
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