The Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781139815512 | |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | April 28, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781139815512 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | April 28, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
The Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson provides a critical introduction to pastor and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, author of Nature and The Conduct of Life. The tradition of American literature and philosophy as we know it at the end of the twentieth century was largely shaped by Emerson's example and practice. This volume offers students, scholars, and the general reader a collection of fresh interpretations of Emerson's writing, milieu, influence, and cultural significance. All essays are newly commissioned for this volume, written at an accessible yet challenging level, and augmented by a comprehensive chronology and bibliography.
The Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson provides a critical introduction to pastor and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson, author of Nature and The Conduct of Life. The tradition of American literature and philosophy as we know it at the end of the twentieth century was largely shaped by Emerson's example and practice. This volume offers students, scholars, and the general reader a collection of fresh interpretations of Emerson's writing, milieu, influence, and cultural significance. All essays are newly commissioned for this volume, written at an accessible yet challenging level, and augmented by a comprehensive chronology and bibliography.
