Emerson is considered to be a man of mythic proportions. His influence on his era was incalculable and extends forward into our own. What made a man who was unremarkable and uninspired into a legend who started a philosophy (Transcendentalism) and spurred others into action on large causes (women's suffrage, anti-slavery, etc...)? Gougeon explores these tantalizing questions.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Emerson & Eros
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biography,
nonfiction,
reviewed by FL
Emerson is considered to be a man of mythic proportions. His influence on his era was incalculable and extends forward into our own. What made a man who was unremarkable and uninspired into a legend who started a philosophy (Transcendentalism) and spurred others into action on large causes (women's suffrage, anti-slavery, etc...)? Gougeon explores these tantalizing questions.
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