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Book SynopsisComprising thirty-two fresh essays and a detailed chronology, this collection presents Ralph Waldo Emerson in the philosophical, aesthetic, theological, scientific, familial, social and political contexts in which he thought and wrote, and surveys the popular and critical reception that made him a complex national and international icon.
Table of ContentsList of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; Chronology Sterling F. Delano; Part I. Emerson and a Sense of Place(s): 1. Boston and Concord Jacob Risinger; 2. America Roger Thompson; 3. Britain Wesley T. Mott; 4. Europe Jan Stievermann; 5. Asia Alan Hodder; 6. Travel Jason Berger; Part II. Emerson and Ideas: 'The Wide World': 7. Reading Jennifer Gurley; 8. Literature Albert J. von Frank; 9. Poetry and poetics Saundra Morris; 10. Nature David Greenham; 11. Divinity David M. Robinson; 12. Human mind Kristin Boudreau; 13. History Neal Dolan; 14. Democracy Daniel S. Malachuk; 15. Revolution Daniel Koch; 16. Science and technology Jennifer J. Baker; Part III. Emerson and Society: 'Hodiernal Circles': 17. Life against death Ronald A. Bosco; 18. Family Noelle Baker; 19. Friendship John Lysaker; 20. Ethics Susan L. Dunston; 21. Clubs Alfred G. Litton; 22. Gender Leslie Elizabeth Eckel; 23. Race Len Gougeon; 24. Reform Todd H. Richardson; 25. Money Joel Myerson; 26. Publishers David O. Dowling; Part IV. Emerson and his Legacies: From Infidel to Icon: 27. Portraits Leslie Perrin Wilson; 28. Fame Bonnie Carr O'Neill; 29. Biography Robert D. Habich; 30. Critics: 1836–1948 Glen M. Johnson; 31. Critics: 1948–2013 Randall Fuller; 32. A national icon Jillmarie Murphy; Further reading; Index.
