The Transcendentalists and Their World
Book • 2021
This book offers a comprehensive view of the Transcendentalist movement in 19th-century Concord, Massachusetts.
It delves into the lives of influential thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, set against the backdrop of a community undergoing significant social and economic changes.
Gross provides a richly detailed portrait of how these changes influenced the development of Transcendentalist thought.
It delves into the lives of influential thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, set against the backdrop of a community undergoing significant social and economic changes.
Gross provides a richly detailed portrait of how these changes influenced the development of Transcendentalist thought.
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Mentioned as a book that shows how embedded Emerson and Thoreau were in the civic life of their town.
Episode 12: James Marcus on Emerson and Melville
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