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Transcendentalism
an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism..
Utopian Movement
some americans in the 1830 concluded that society had corrupted human nature.they decided that the solution was to separate from society and from a utopia or ideal society.
brook farm community
Brook Farm Institute of Agriculture and Education[4] or the Brook Farm Association for Industry and Education,[5] was a utopian experiment in communal living in the United States in the 1840s. It was founded by former Unitarian ministerGeorge Ripley and his wife Sophia Ripley at the Ellis Farm in West Roxbury, Massachusetts (9 miles outside of downtown Boston) in 1841 and was inspired in part by the ideals of Transcendentalism, a religious and cultural philosophy based in New England. Founded as a joint stock company, it promised its participants a portion of the profits from the farm in exchange for performing an equal share of the work. Brook Farmers believed that by sharing the workload, ample time would be available for leisure activities and intellectual pursuits.
noah webster
was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author
Washington Irving
was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent...
Nathaniel Hawthorne
to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors includeJohn Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions.