Nature
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Nature is an 1836 essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that laid the foundations of American Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical work → |
| addressesConcept |
nature as commodity, beauty, language, and discipline
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| associatedWith |
American Renaissance
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New England Transcendentalism → |
| author |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| firstPublicationPlace |
Boston
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| form |
prose
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| genre |
Transcendentalist literature
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philosophical essay → |
| hasPart |
chapter "Beauty"
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chapter "Commodity" → chapter "Discipline" → chapter "Idealism" → chapter "Language" → chapter "Nature" → chapter "Prospects" → chapter "Spirit" → |
| historicalContext |
early 19th-century American religious and philosophical reform
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| historicalSignificance |
foundational text of American Transcendentalism
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| influenced |
American Transcendentalism
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American literature → |
| influencedBy |
German Idealism
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Romanticism → |
| keyConcept |
correspondence between nature and spirit
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nature as a source of moral and spiritual insight → nature as a symbol of higher truths → |
| language |
English
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| literaryPeriod |
19th century
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| mainSubject |
American Transcendentalism
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relationship between humans and the natural world → |
| movement |
Transcendentalism
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| notableQuote |
I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.
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| openingConcept |
transparent eyeball
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| philosophicalPosition |
emphasis on direct experience of nature over secondhand doctrine
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optimistic view of human potential → |
| philosophicalTheme |
individualism
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intuition as a source of knowledge → self-reliance → spiritual significance of nature → unity of God, nature, and the human soul → |
| publicationYear |
1836
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| publisher |
James Munroe and Company
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Self-Reliance
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The American Scholar → |
| religiousTheme |
critique of traditional organized religion
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immanence of the divine in nature → |
| structure |
series of chapters
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| targetAudience |
general reading public
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| title |
Nature
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Referenced by (8)
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American Renaissance
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Transcendentalism ("Nature (essay)") → |
associatedWork |
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Essays: Second Series
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Three Essays on Religion → |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson → |
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Essays: Second Series
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notableEssay |
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Nature (essay)
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