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by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Critical sites about Collected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Cultural Politics, Rhetoric, and the Essay: A Comparison of Emerson and Rodó

http://clcwebjournal.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb00-1/mcclennen00.html

This article puts forth the argument that, by comparing Emerson's "The American Scholar" and Rodo's "Ariel" and their linguistic strategies, it is possible to discern the complex situation which intellectuals face when arguing for, or attempting to found, an autochthonous and liberated culture."

Contains: Content Analysis

Author: Sophia McClennen

From: CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture: A WWWeb Journal 2.1 (2000)

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Hippies, Hindus and Transcendentalists

http://watershedonline.ca/emerson/page11/page11.html

"Ralph Waldo Emerson encountered a Nineteenth Century Bostonian public that would not understand what Transcendentalists were about. His attempt to outline the basic tenets and attitudes of spiritual seekers of his day may well be considered a manifesto for spiritual radicalism in perpetuity. "

Contains: Historical Context

Author: Patterson, Arthur Paul

Keywords: Ralph Waldo Emerson, transcendentalist, spirituality

 

On Ralph Waldo Emerson's Harvard Divinity Address

http://watershedonline.ca/emerson/essays/harvard.html

"It was not a formal invitation by the faculty or the administration that brought Emerson to the Sunday evening lecture. Rather, Emerson responded, as he was inclined to do when called on for guidance, to the entreaties of a few senior students about to embark on the responsibilities of professional ministry."

Contains: Historical Context, Content Analysis

Author: Patterson, Arthur Paul

Keywords: Ralph Waldo Emerson, speech, Harvard, address

 

 
Other (non-critical) sites about Collected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reading Group Guide: The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0679783229&view=rg

Discussion questions for the work.

Contains: Content Analysis

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