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Ralph Waldo Emerson

25 May 1803 - 27 April 1882

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid-1800s. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.

Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this ground-breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. considered to be America's "Intellectual Declaration of Independence". Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson's enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man."

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  • Cover of: Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson-Including essays, first and second series, English Traits, Nature and Considerations by the way

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  • Cover of: Friendship by Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012-11-09)

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  • Cover of: Representative men: seven lectures

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  • Cover of: Essays

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  • Cover of: Letter from R.W. Emerson, to the Second Church and Society.

    First published in 1832 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A historical discourse, delivered before the citizens of Concord, 12th September, 1835: on the second centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town

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  • Cover of: An oration, delivered before the Phi beta kappa society, at Cambridge, August 31, 1837

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  • Cover of: An address delivered before the senior class: in Divinity College, Cambridge, Sunday evening, 15 July, 1838

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Emerson, ralph waldo, 1803-1882, American essays, American literature, History, American poetry, Philosophy, Conduct of life, American Authors, Fiction, Fiction, general, Poetry, Classic Literature, Nature, Biography, Essays, Essays (single author), Friendship, Self-reliance, Civilization, Correspondence, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Quotations, Calendars, Learning and scholarship, Literary collections
Places
United States, England, Alabama, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, Boston (Mass.), Great Britain, Mallard residence, Milford meeting house, Andover, Barbados, China, Concord (Mass.), Eastern Europe, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Missouri, New England, Salem, Salem (Mass.), Soviet Union, West Indies, Saint Louis, Salem Village, kingdom by the sea, Antislavery movements
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), Plato, Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Brently Mallard, Elizabeth, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), John Milton (1608-1674), Josephine, Louise Mallard, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Mr. Hooper, Richards, Abigail Williams, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Amanda Wingfield, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Bridget Bishop
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19th century, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1692, 1600s, 1783-1865, 1815-1861, 1844, 19e siècle, Civil War, December, Quintessential Virtues of Friendship, Siglo XIX, To 1775, To 1865, an Essay by Emerson in a greeting book form., carnival

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Alternative names

  • Waldo Ralph Emerson
  • Ralph, Waldo Emerson
  • Ralph Waldo, Emerson
  • Ralph Waldow Emerson
  • Ralph W. Emerson
  • RALPH WALDO EMERSON
  • Ralph Waldo ( Emerson
  • R. W. EMERSON
  • R. W. Emerson

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February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import