A Historical Guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson
Published on 27. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-19-512094-3 (ISBN)
Description
There is no question that Emerson has maintained his place as one of the seminal figures in American history and literature. In his time, he was the acknowledged leader of the Transcendentalist movement and his poetic legacy, education ideals, and religious concepts are integral to the formation of American intellectual life. In this volume, Joel Myerson, one of the leading experts on this period, has gathered together sparkling new essays that discuss Emerson as a product of his times. Individual chapters provide an extended biographical study of Emerson and his effect on American life, followed by studies of his concept of individualism, nature and natural science, religion, antislavery, and women's rights.
Reviews / Votes
Chief among the accomplishments of A Historical Guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson is the book's effective relocation of Emerson within the major literary, historical, and cultural contexts of nineteenth-century American life. Edited by Joel Myerso? * long the dean of American Transcendentalist literary studie?the book is notable for its clear organization, accessible structure, and useful apparatus.... The book promotes a rich, nuanced view of this important American writer...and offers a salutary challenge to the stereotypical image of Emerson as an aloof literary philosopher who existed apart from the circumstances of his age.Nineteenth-Century Prose *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
22 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder
22 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
475 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-512094-3 (9780195120943)
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Person
Joel Myerson is Carolina Distinguished Professor of American Literature at the University of Southern Carolina. He edited Studies in the American Renaissance (1977-1996) and is former president of the Association for Documentary Editing, the Thoreau Society, and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society. He was published numerous books on Emerson and his times.
Content
Introduction ; Chronologies ; Illustrations ; Abbreviations ; We Fine What We Seek: Thoughts Toward a Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson ; The Age of the First Person Singular: Emerson and Individualism ; Emerson, Nature, and Natural Science ; Emerson and Religion ; Emerson and Antislavery ; Emerson in the Context of the Woman's Rights Movement ; Contributors ; Index