Emerson's Literary CriticismRalph Waldo Emerson has always fascinated students of criticism and of American literature and thought. Emerson& ’ s Literary Criticism supplies the continuing need for an anthology. This collection brings together Emerson& ’ s literary criticism from a wide variety of sources. Eric W. Carlson has culled both the major statements of Emerson's critical principles and many secondary observations that illuminate them. Here are more than sixty selections on thirty-five critical topics. Headnotes provide valuable background. Carlson relates Emerson& ’ s critical principles to his philosophy, social thought, and literary milieu, and also to biographical details. Intended for the student as well as the researcher, this book amply illustrates Alfred Kazin's contention that Ralph Waldo Emerson was "one of the shrewdest critics who ever lived." |
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... material forms ; and day and night , river and storm , beast and bird , acid and alkali , preëxist in necessary Ideas in the mind of God , and are what they are by virtue of preceding affections in the world of spirit . A Fact is the ...
... material forms ; and day and night , river and storm , beast and bird , acid and alkali , preëxist in necessary Ideas in the mind of God , and are what they are by virtue of preceding affections in the world of spirit . A Fact is the ...
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... materials , is in danger of forgetting the simplicity of the principles out of which they all sprung , and that they ... material , but through his necessity of imparting himself the adamant will be wax in his hands , and will allow an ...
... materials , is in danger of forgetting the simplicity of the principles out of which they all sprung , and that they ... material , but through his necessity of imparting himself the adamant will be wax in his hands , and will allow an ...
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... material world on thought and volition . Theologians think it a pretty air - castle to talk of the spiritual meaning ... materials he uses , and to the general aspect of ART AS EXPERIENCE 25 25.
... material world on thought and volition . Theologians think it a pretty air - castle to talk of the spiritual meaning ... materials he uses , and to the general aspect of ART AS EXPERIENCE 25 25.
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