how does poe treat transcendentalism

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how does poe treat the subject of transcendentalism...especially through the "sonnet to science"

-- Anonymous, November 12, 2000

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I am writing a paper on american transcendentalism and was wondering the same thing. It is my opinion that Poe doesn't embrace the movement at all. In fact I don't even think he understands it. Looking at the Purloined Letter and "phylosophy of composition" it seems that he is closer to rationalism, very unusual for a poet.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

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