Ralph Waldo Emerson

Here are some archival soulful slices of Emerson in our anthology:

• See first paragraph on page 480 in his Biography:

• See the last paragraph on page 482 and to the middle of page 483:

• See the middle paragraph on page 487 in his essay Nature:

• See section I of his essay Nature; (from ...to ...pp. 488-489):

• See page 538, the last paragraph and first paragraph on next page:

• See page 539, the last paragraph and the first sentence in the first paragraph on page 540 is a famous maxim that 19th century school students had to memorize.

• See page 542, the first, second, third and fourth paragraphs:

• See pp. 589-92 to see how Emerson influenced the American art scene. This short passage includes several famous paitings; this could be an inspiration for your powerpoint presentation on Romanticism, too.