This person is considered the "prime mover" of the American Renaissance and the center of the Transcendentalist movement.

A) James Fenimore Cooper
B) Ralph Waldo Emerson
C) Nathaniel Hawthorne
D) Herman Melville

American Renaissance

A period in the mid-19th century characterized by a flourishing of American literature and art, emphasizing themes of national identity and culture.

Transcendentalist Movement

An intellectual movement in the mid-19th century that emphasized individualism, nature, and self-reliance, primarily in the United States.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

An American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century, advocating for individualism and the inherent goodness of people and nature.