Essays: Second Series
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Essays: Second Series is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson
in 1844, concerning transcendentalism
. It is the second volume of Emerson's Essays, the first being Essays: First Series
. The book included several notable essays by Emerson, including The Poet
, Experience
, and Politics
.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century...
in 1844, concerning transcendentalism
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the 1830s and 1840s in the New England region of the United States as a protest against the general state of culture and society, and in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian...
. It is the second volume of Emerson's Essays, the first being Essays: First Series
Essays: First Series
Essays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1844, concerning transcendentalism. Some of the most notable essays in the collection are Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul, and Circles....
. The book included several notable essays by Emerson, including The Poet
The Poet (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"The Poet" is an essay by U.S. writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, written between 1841 and 1843 and published in his Essays: Second Series in 1844. It is not about "men of poetical talents, or of industry and skill in meter, but of the true poet."-Overview:...
, Experience
Experience (Emerson)
"Experience" is the name of an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was published in the collection Essays: Second Series in 1844.The essay is preceded by a poem of the same title....
, and Politics
Politics (essay)
Politics is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of his Essays: Second Series, published in 1844. A premier philosopher, poet and leader of American transcendentalism, he used this essay to belie his feelings on government, specifically American government...
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See also
- Essays: First SeriesEssays: First SeriesEssays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1844, concerning transcendentalism. Some of the most notable essays in the collection are Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul, and Circles....
- The PoetThe Poet (Ralph Waldo Emerson)"The Poet" is an essay by U.S. writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, written between 1841 and 1843 and published in his Essays: Second Series in 1844. It is not about "men of poetical talents, or of industry and skill in meter, but of the true poet."-Overview:...
- ExperienceExperience (Emerson)"Experience" is the name of an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was published in the collection Essays: Second Series in 1844.The essay is preceded by a poem of the same title....
- Nature
- PoliticsPolitics (essay)Politics is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is part of his Essays: Second Series, published in 1844. A premier philosopher, poet and leader of American transcendentalism, he used this essay to belie his feelings on government, specifically American government...