In what ways did American literature in the early 19th century reflect the New Democracy of the Jacksonian age? In what ways was the literary flowering of transcendentalism a continuation or a break from the literary themes of the Jacksonian age? Use specific literary examples and reference particular American writers of the early-to-mid-19th century to support your arguments.

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