The Transcendentalists - Paperbackby Barbara L. Packer (Author) Barbara L. Packer's long essay "The Transcendentalists" is widely acknowledged by scholars of nineteenth century American literary history as the best written, most comprehensive treatment to date of Transcendentalism. Previously existing only as part of a volume in the magisterial Cambridge History of American Literature, it will now be available for the first time in a stand alone edition. Packer presents