Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston. He published many books, including "Nature" (J. Munroe & Co., 1836), "The Conduct of Life" (Ticknor and Fields, 1860) and "English Traits" ...
Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. In “Emerson,” composed in 1868 and published posthumously in our ...
The essential transcendentalist -- Journal / Henry David Thoreau -- Part I. History and doctrine -- Historic notes of life and letters in New England / Ralph Waldo Emerson -- An essay on ...