ralph waldo emerson (1803-1882). born in boston in 1803 brought up in a strictly religious household...
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RALPH WALDO EMERSON(1803-1882)
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Born in Boston in 1803Brought up in a strictly religious
householdWent to Harvard to study the
ministry, like the eight generations before him◦Read a great deal of philosophy and
theology
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Accepted a ministry post at age 25
His young wife died 17 months later of tuberculosis
Started having doubts about some of his religious doctrines◦Left his position and traveled
throughout Europe Met up with Coleridge and Wordsworth
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Moved back to the States and remarriedHis first major work was an essay called
“Nature”Started to give lecturesAt Harvard, gave famous “The American
Scholar” speech◦ Implored American scholars to free themselves
from the pastGave another speech at Harvard:
“Divinity-School Address”◦Seemed anti-religious & wasn’t invited back to
Harvard for three decades
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Resided in ConcordWas a leader of the
TranscendentalistsMet often with other famous
writers/thinkers of the era◦Henry David Thoreau was his “pupil”
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His son, Waldo, died of scarlet fever at age 5 (1842)◦Wasn’t quite the same emotionally after that
Suffered major memory loss in later years◦Couldn’t recall ordinary words
Referred to himself as a poet, even though he wrote prose
Nicknamed the “Sage of Concord”The intellectual center of the “American
Renaissance”