Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

Leslie Perrin Wilson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076458619X | ISBN-13: 978-0764586194 | Publication Date: August 15, 2000 | Edition: 1

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

CliffsNotes on Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism explores in depth, but also in easy-to-understand terms, transcendentalism -- the religious, political, and literary movement that captured the minds of such literary figures as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson in the first half of the 19th century. This guide helps you to understand the various tenets of transcendentalism, as well as how Thoreau and Emerson became the two most well-known figures associated with the movement and how the transcendentalist philosophy is reflected in their work.

In addition to introducing you to the basics of understanding transcendentalism, this guide also gives you the following:

• Examinations of the lives of Thoreau and Emerson
• Detailed summaries of and commentaries on many of their transcendentalist writings, such as Emerson's Nature and Thoreau's Walden
• Critical essays on Emerson and Thoreau's reputation and influence
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A Resource Center full of books, articles, and Internet sites

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Editorial Reviews

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Explore the historical, political, social, religious, philosophical, cultural, and literary contexts of the transcendental philosophy.

Study the major works by Emerson and Thoreau, including:

Emerson:
Nature
The Divinity School Address
Experience
Hamatreya

Thoreau:
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Civil Disobedience
Walden
Walking

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Product Details

• Paperback: 241 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes; 1 edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076458619X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764586194
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars get a firm grip on transcendentalism, September 9, 2000

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This review is from: Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

From Don Henley's Walden Woods Project to the growing voluntary simplicity movement, America is taking to the themes of Transcendentalism first presented by a small group of New England thinkers early in the 19th Century. This compact guide to the historical context,personalities and legacy of the Transcendental philosophers is the best primer you will find anywhere. In addition to providing helpful chronologies and outlines, this work delves deeply into all the important issues of this critical early phase of American Literature.

If you have ever wondered where Thoreau was coming from in WALDEN or why Emerson was the most popular lecturer of his time, then this book by Leslie Perrin Wilson is for you.