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Ralph Waldo Emerson was the founder of the Transcendentalist movement in American literature. Emerson is known for his essays "Self-Reliance" and "Nature. His protege, who became a well-known Transcendental author as well, was Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau became well-known for his experiment in simplicity, living alone in a small cabin at Walden Pond in Massachusetts. He wrote about his experiences and thoughts during that time in the book Walden.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were the key leaders of the Transcendentalist movement in America. They emphasized the importance of individualism, self-reliance, and connecting with nature as a means of personal growth and spiritual fulfillment.

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Ralph waldo Emerson

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