
Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: English Traits Volume V
Harvard University Press
Published on 11. November 1994
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-674-13992-3 (ISBN)
Description
Emerson traveled broadly in England and Scotland in 1833 and again on lecture tour fifteen years later. Drawing on his experiences there as well as his wide reading in British history, he set forth in English Traits his view of the English as a nation. Published in 1856, this was one of his most popular books, perhaps because of its playfulness and wit and clarity of style.
English Traits is a searching and distinctive portrayal of English culture that today offers a revealing perspective on American viewpoints and preoccupations in the mid-nineteenth century. It is notable, too, for revealing an interesting side of Emerson's complex character; here we find Emerson the practical Yankee, analyzing English power, resourcefulness, determination, and materialism.
The historical introduction to this fullscale critical edition, places English Traits in the context of Emerson's career and travels, and discusses the book's contemporary reception. The explanatory notes provide a treasury of helpful information. This is the definitive scholarly edition of English Traits.
Historical Introduction by Philip Nicoloff
Notes by Robert E. Burkholder
Text Established and Textual Introduction and Apparatus by Douglas Emory Wilson
English Traits is a searching and distinctive portrayal of English culture that today offers a revealing perspective on American viewpoints and preoccupations in the mid-nineteenth century. It is notable, too, for revealing an interesting side of Emerson's complex character; here we find Emerson the practical Yankee, analyzing English power, resourcefulness, determination, and materialism.
The historical introduction to this fullscale critical edition, places English Traits in the context of Emerson's career and travels, and discusses the book's contemporary reception. The explanatory notes provide a treasury of helpful information. This is the definitive scholarly edition of English Traits.
Historical Introduction by Philip Nicoloff
Notes by Robert E. Burkholder
Text Established and Textual Introduction and Apparatus by Douglas Emory Wilson
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-13992-3 (9780674139923)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Douglas Emory Wilson, the former General Editor, was Textual Editor of the Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson at the time of his death in 2005.
Content
Historical Introduction Statement of Editorial Principles Textual Introduction 1. First Visit to England 2. Voyage to England 3. Land 4. Race 5. Ability 6. Manners 7. Truth 8. Character 9. Cockayne 10. Wealth 11. Aristocracy 12. Universities 13. Religion 14. Literature 15. The "Times" 16. Stonehenge 17. Personal 18. Result 19. Speech at Manchester Notes Textual Apparatus Annex A: Emerson's Corrections and Emendations Annex B: Parallel Passages Index