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A historical guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson / edited by Joel Myerson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Historical guides to American authors.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Historical guides to American authors
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
- Literature and history--United States--History--19th century.
- Literature and history.
- Authors, American--19th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Local Subjects:
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Emerson has maintained his place as one of the seminal figures in American history and literature. He was the acknowledged leader of the Transcendentalist movement. These essays discuss Emerson's life as well as women's rights, slavery and religion.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882: A Brief Biography
- EMERSON IN HIS TIME
- 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
- Illustrated Chronology
- We Find What We Seek: Emerson and His Biographers
- Bibliographical Essay
- Contributors
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2000.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772286-5
- 1-280-52990-3
- 1-4294-0132-X
- 0-19-972796-1
- OCLC:
- 1406782303
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