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Document about Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), a key figure in American Transcendentalism who emphasized the importance of the individual and a spiritual relationship with nature. Topics include his founding of the Transcendental Club, his seminal essay 'Nature', his famous Harvard speech 'The American Scholar', and his influential work 'Self-Reliance'. The document also touches on his career as a Unitarian minister and his unique poetic style.