Archive for May 27th, 2002

Defining Transcendentalism

Monday, May 27th, 2002
Download a copy of Emerson’s essays at: RWE Although I doubt that the definition Emerson offers in “The Transcendentalist” is the ultimate definition of a “transcendentalist,” particularly since these artists disliked the term “transcendentalists,” it is as good a place as any to begin defining the term. Emerson begins by dividing the world into two broad categories, [...]