The American Renaissance
1836-1868· 7 worksEmerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Stowe - the antebellum New England flowering: self-reliance, nature, conscience, the moral life of the new republic.
The American Renaissance, Ranked
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- 2Moby-Dick or, The Whale1851Herman MelvilleGrueling·Epic·654 pagesInfluence75Popularity88The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
- 34The Scarlet Letter1850Nathaniel HawthorneModerate·Short·238 pagesInfluence51Popularity86The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
- 38Self-Reliance and Nature1844Ralph Waldo EmersonModerate·Quick·117 pagesInfluence50Popularity34RomanticismEssayEnglish
- 39Little Women1868Louisa May AlcottBreezy·Long·504 pagesInfluence5Popularity98The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
- 111Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass1845Frederick DouglassBreezy·Quick·176 pagesInfluence48Popularity56RomanticismBiography & MemoirEnglish
- 158Uncle Tom’s Cabin1852Harriet Beecher StoweBreezy·Epic·629 pagesInfluence62Popularity84The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
- 159Walden or, Life in the Woods1854Henry David ThoreauEasy·Long·464 pagesInfluence50Popularity74The Age of the NovelEssayEnglish
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- 111Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass1845RomanticismBreezyQuick1764856Biography & MemoirEnglish
- 159Walden or, Life in the WoodsHenry David Thoreau1854The Age of the NovelEasyLong4645074EssayEnglish