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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Table of Contents
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
LIFE OF EMERSON
CRITICAL OPINIONS OF EMERSON AND HIS WRITINGS
Chronological List of Emerson's Principal Works
THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR
COMPENSATION.[93]
SELF-RELIANCE
FRIENDSHIP.[278]
HEROISM[309]
MANNERS[367]
GIFTS[456]
NATURE[469]
SHAKSPEARE;[525] OR, THE POET
PRUDENCE.[660]
CIRCLES.[690]
NOTES
THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR
COMPENSATION
SELF-RELIANCE
FRIENDSHIP
HEROISM
MANNERS
GIFTS
NATURE
SHAKESPEARE; OR, THE POET
PRUDENCE
CIRCLES
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Published by Good Press, 2019
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"If the force of Emerson's character was thus inextricably blended with the force of all his faculties of intellect and imagination, and the refinement of all his sentiments, we have still to account for the peculiarities of his genius, and to answer the question, why do we instinctively apply the epithet 'Emersonian' to every characteristic passage in his writings? We are told that he was the last in a long line of clergymen, his ancestors, and that the modern doctrine of heredity accounts for the impressive emphasis he laid on the moral sentiment; but that does not solve the puzzle why he unmistakably differed in his nature and genius from all other Emersons. An imaginary genealogical chart of descent connecting him with Confucius or Gautama would be more satisfactory.
"What distinguishes the Emerson was his exceptional genius and character, that something in him which separated him from all other Emersons, as it separated him from all other eminent men of letters, and impressed every intelligent reader with the feeling that he was not only 'original but aboriginal.' Some traits of his mind and character may be traced back to his ancestors, but what doctrine of heredity can give us the genesis of his genius? Indeed, the safest course to pursue is to quote his own words, and despairingly confess that it is the nature of genius 'to spring, like the rainbow daughter of Wonder, from the invisible, to abolish the past, and refuse all history.'"
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