Beauty
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"Beauty" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, sources, and moral significance of beauty in human life and the natural world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beauty canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| argues |
beauty elevates the human soul
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beauty has a spiritual dimension ⓘ beauty is connected to moral truth ⓘ |
| associatedWorkOfAuthor |
Nature
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surface form:
Nature (essay)
The American Scholar ⓘ
surface form:
The American Scholar (address)
the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul (essay)
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| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
intuition as a way of perceiving beauty
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the unity of the material and spiritual through beauty ⓘ |
| explores |
moral significance of beauty
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nature of beauty ⓘ sources of beauty ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
beauty in human life
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beauty in the natural world ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasEthicalClaim |
a love of beauty refines character
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true beauty inspires virtue ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
idealism
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moral perfectionism ⓘ spirituality in nature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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German idealism ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aesthetics
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beauty ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| modeOfExpression |
didactic
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lyrical ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| relatesConcept |
beauty and goodness
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beauty and nature ⓘ beauty and the human mind ⓘ beauty and truth ⓘ |
| seeksTo |
define beauty beyond mere appearance
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show the ethical power of beauty ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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students of literature ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
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