Transcendentalism

The transcendentalist movement began in New England in 1836 as a protest against intellectualism. Important writings from this movement are:
 * Ralph Waldo Emerson: Self-reliance; Friendship both from Essays, First Series (full text from Project Gutenberg)
 * Henry David Thoreau:
 * Civil Disobedience (full text from Project Gutenberg)
 * Several chapters from the book, Walden: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For, Higher Laws, and Conclusion (full text from Project Gutenberg)