Which of the following statements is not true of American Transcen dentalism?
A、It can be clearly defined as a part of American Romantic literary movement.
B、It can be defined philosophically as “the recognition in man of the capacity of knowing truth intuitively".
C、Ralph Waldo Emerson was the chief advocate of this spiritual movement.
D、It sprang from South America in the late 19th century.
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：概括题。美国浪漫主义文学运动最能彪炳历史的是新英格兰的超验主义运动。本来，这个超验主义只是对新英格兰人提出来的。超验主义文学的主要代表是爱默生和梭罗，他们的作品对美国产生了很大影响。超验主义“承认人类具有本能了解或认识真理的能力，能够超过感官获取知识答案为D(P401)。
