The 19th century was one of emergence for American culture

“Transcendentalism and Western Landscape Paining” The 19th century was one of emergence for American culture. Ralph Waldo Emerson in his essay “The American Scholar” asserted the importance for American writers, artists and thinkers to break from the European tradition and develop unique and independent ideas. ................
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