Trascendtailism was a movement that affected politics, literature, and philosophy and emerged in the 19th century in the U.S., the main purpose in this movement was to react against the religious traditions and also against the development of intellectualism or rationalism of this period as it was believed these had corrupted individuals. Because of this, it is believed transcendentalism derived from Romanticism as Romanticism that emerged in the 18th century also opposed rationalism and scientific advances. But also was influenced by the Biblical criticism and the nd the transcendental philosophy. Considering this it can be concluded transcendentalism was a subcategory of American romanticism as it directly derived from it and other movements.
