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A playful, passionate tribute to Emerson, ‘the first great American writer’
Ralph Waldo Emerson is a giant of American letters ... And when Emerson grieves for his son Waldo, who died of scarlet fever at 5, Marcus is wise on both Emerson’s writing and the very nature ...
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Optimism of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Into this circle of pessimists was born Ralph Waldo Emerson, a man gifted with a large cheerful nature, ready to face the great questions of the day, but never made despondent by them. Although he ...
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OPENING OF EMERSON HALL
Addresses will be made by President Eliot and by Dr. Emerson, the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Concluding the exercises the two visiting associations will hold a joint debate on "The Relations of ...
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Whitman, Emerson, and 19th Century Literary America
He would refer to this man as his "master," Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1911. Courtesy: Library of Congress A Literary Giant Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was renowned in his day ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson - American Writers 41: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers
Ralph Waldo Emerson. To understand Emerson’s writing we had best try to follow what he has to say in the way that he says it. First, in three maturely characteristic books, ...