The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: English traitsBelknap Press, 1971 - 512 стор. Emerson traveled broadly in England and Scotland in 1833 and again on lecture tour fifteen years later. Drawing on his experiences there as well as his wide reading in British history, he set forth in English Traits his view of the English as a nation. Published in 1856, this was one of his most popular books, perhaps because of its playfulness and wit and clarity of style. English Traits is a searching and distinctive portrayal of English culture that today offers a revealing perspective on American viewpoints and preoccupations in the mid-nineteenth century. It is notable, too, for revealing an interesting side of Emerson's complex character; here we find Emerson the practical Yankee, analyzing English power, resourcefulness, determination, and materialism. The historical introduction to this fullscale critical edition, places English Traits in the context of Emerson's career and travels, and discusses the book's contemporary reception. The explanatory notes provide a treasury of helpful information. This is the definitive scholarly edition of English Traits. Historical Introduction by Philip Nicoloff |
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... English race had been " recomposed " into a " loose - jointed , spare , swaggering " people devoted to speed and the logic of the lottery . Unlike steady John Bull , these people " would sail in a steamer built of Lucifer matches if it ...
... English Traits " by far the best " book Emerson had written to date , and this largely because the down - to - earth English had of- fered " a stronger and manlier diet [ for Emerson's mind ] than that supplied by the flittering fancies ...
... English . He detailed the two models , on one or the other of which all the sentences of the historian Robertson are framed . Nor could Jeffrey , nor the Edinburgh Reviewers write English , nor can *** , who is a pest to the English ...
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Historical Introduction | xiii |
Statement of Editorial Principles | liv |
Textual Introduction | lvii |
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