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Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Critical Commentary, Essay Questions and Bibliography

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critical Commentary, Essay Questions and Bibliography

Critical Commentary

There are certain basic questions about Emerson's work which critics have
disagreed upon, from the time of his death in 1882 until the present. Is he
essentially a philosopher and preacher of a sound and consistent doctrine, or
is he a man of ideals and a poet, whose virtues rest in his personal force and
integrity and even in his admitted inconsistencies? There are broad areas of
agreement upon the general tenor of his thought. It is clear, for example,
that Emerson usually ...

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