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In this original and fascinating book, Peter S. Field argues that Ralph Waldo Emerson is America's first democratic intellectual. Field contends that Emerson was a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos, and more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. In Ralph Waldo Emerson, Field connects Emerson and his remarkable creativity to the key political issue of the day: the nature of democracy and the role of intellectuals within a democratic society.
About the Author
Peter S. Field is assistant professor of history at Tennessee Technological University and author of "Cultural Authority and Power: Clerical Intellectuals and the Crisis of Massachussetts Standing Order".
In this original and fascinating book, Peter S. Field argues that Ralph Waldo Emerson is America's first democratic intellectual. Field contends that Emerson was a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos, and more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. In Ralph Waldo Emerson, Field connects Emerson and his remarkable creativity to the key political issue of the day: the nature of democracy and the role of intellectuals within a democratic society.
About the Author
Peter S. Field is assistant professor of history at Tennessee Technological University and author of "Cultural Authority and Power: Clerical Intellectuals and the Crisis of Massachussetts Standing Order".
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- Shapers of the Great Debate on the Freedom of Religion: A Biographical Dictionary (Shapers of the Great American Debates) by Jonathan A. Wright on page 159
- The Political Emerson: Essential Writings on Politics and Social Reform by Ralph Waldo Emerson in Front Matter
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