Project Gutenberg 2006-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 76 Morley, John 1838 1923 Morley, Viscount Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5: Emerson" by John Morley is a critical essay written in the early 20th century. It offers an in-depth examination of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s life and work, situating him within the broader context of American literature and philosophy. The book serves as both a biography and a literary critique, discussing Emerson’s transcendentalist ideals, his contributions to philosophical thought, and his impact on American culture. In this essay, Morley delves into various aspects of Emerson's life, including his upbringing in a lineage of preachers, his role as a Unitarian minister, and his eventual transition to a career of lecturing and writing. He highlights key moments in Emerson's life, such as his notable address at the Divinity School of Harvard and the profound personal losses that shaped his worldview. Morley also analyzes Emerson’s style and writing, pointing out the challenges and idiosyncrasies in his prose, while emphasizing the sincerity and depth of thought that characterize his works. Ultimately, the essay positions Emerson as a pivotal figure in the development of American thought, advocating for self-reliance, the intrinsic connection between humans and nature, and the importance of individual perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 PS Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 122365 122366 2024-10-08T15:41:14.856300 2023-09-09T06:15:13.981135 text/html text/html 119701 2006-11-27T09:42:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46032 2006-11-27T09:42:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 132136 2024-10-08T15:41:21.568248 application/epub+zip 132064 2024-10-08T15:41:18.446268 application/epub+zip 111615 2024-10-08T15:41:17.163251 application/epub+zip 281340 2024-10-08T15:41:23.876243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267455 2024-10-08T15:41:20.741247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226066 2022-09-09T11:58:28.203379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107859 107759 2024-10-08T15:41:14.488278 2023-09-09T06:15:13.717130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107747 2006-11-27T09:42:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43176 2006-11-27T09:42:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 107743 2006-11-27T09:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43142 2006-11-27T09:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21353 2024-10-08T15:41:24.006205 application/rdf+xml 16792 2024-10-08T15:41:17.711282 image/jpeg 3736 2024-10-08T15:41:17.435250 image/jpeg 128638 2024-10-08T15:41:14.868264 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia