Emerson''s Civil Wars - Spirit and Society in the Age of Abolition

"This book presents a revisionist argument about Ralph Waldo Emerson, explaining how he wrestled mightily with his personal philosophy to eventually support abolitionism. Written in an accessible manner, this book is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in nineteenth-century US history and the history of political thought"--

List of contents

List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Reluctant Abolitionist; 2. In Search of His Set; 3. Highest Belief; 4. On Race; 5. Emerson's Conversion; 6. Overcoming Fate; Conclusion: Loss, Remembrance, and Redemption; References; Index.

About the author

Kenneth S. Sacks is Professor of History and Classics at Brown University. He is the author or editor of seven books in classical history and American intellectual thought, including Understanding Emerson: 'The American Scholar' and his Struggle for Self-Reliance (2021) and Emerson: Political Writings (2008).

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth S Sacks, Kenneth S. (Brown University Sacks, Sacks Kenneth S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781009504881
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0950488-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, HISTORY / Social History, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, Western philosophy from c 1800, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery