was "Nature," a collection of essays published in 1836 that inspired the entire movement known as transcendentalism. According to Jone Johnson Lewis on the Transcendentalists Web site, transcendentalism attempted to "define spirituality and religion . . . in a way that took into account the new understandings their age made available." In the book, Emerson sought to change America's interpretation of and relationship with nature. The book helped to establish Emerson as one of the originators of an American style and tradition of writing.from findingDulcinea: Happy Birthday: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Father of Transcendentalism
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