Emerson's essays notes : including life & background of the author, chronology of Emerson's life, critical commentaries, critical essays, review questions and essay topics, selected bibliography

Emerson was a gifted scholar and humanitarian who wrote many essays attempting to express what is known as the Transcendentalist ideology. He thought that "the whole of Nature is a metaphor or image of the human mind" and sought to unite nature and the soul. The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on Emerson's Essays explores the influential writings of a gifted scholar and humanitarian. Covering six of Ralph Waldo Emerson's major works, this study guide provides critical commentaries on the content of the following essays: Nature "The American Scholar" "The Over-Soul" "Self-Reliance" "The Transcendentalist" "The Poet" Other features that help you figure out Emerson's view on nature, the human soul, and transcendental ideology include Background on the author, along with a chronology of his life Critical essays on Emerson, Unitarianism, and the God Within, plus coverage of Emerson's use of metaphor Explanation of difficult allusions, words... Cliff Notes provide you with the combined efforts of teachers, writers, and editors who've studied, taught, and analyzed what literary classics mean to literature as a whole and to you in particular