Ralph Waldo Emerson - A Companion

In his 1837 speech "The American Scholar," Ralph Waldo Emerson noted, "life is our dictionary," encapsulating a body of work that reached well beyond the American 19th century. This comprehensive study explores Emerson as a preacher, poet, philosopher, lecturer, essayist and editor. There are nearly 100 entries on individual texts and their personal, historical and literary contexts. Emerson's work is placed within his relationships with family members, fellow Transcendentalists and transatlantic friends, and his commitment to ethics, self-culture and social change.
This book provides the fullest possible exploration of Emerson's writing and philosophy. Far ahead of his own time, the man enthusiastically questioned institutions, communities, friendships, history, individuality and contemporaneous approaches to environmental stewardship.

Table des matières

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Emerson: A Brief Biography

Chronology of Emerson's Major Book Publications

Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Companion

Appendix: Writing and Research Topics

Works Cited

Index

A propos de l'auteur

Prentiss Clark is an associate professor of English at the University of South Dakota. Her recent essays appear in The Henry James Review, The James Baldwin Review and the forthcoming Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oxford Handbook of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Prentiss Clark, Laurence W. Mazzeno, Sue Norton
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 18 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 22.12.2022
• EAN: 9781476677606
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7760-6
• Pages: 301
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 15 mm
• Poids: 540 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Thème: McFarland Companions to 19th Century Literature
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; USA, English, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, United States of America, USA, Literary reference works, Literary studies: poetry and poets