Essays: First Series
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Essays: First Series is a foundational 1841 collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays that helped define American transcendentalist thought and literary style.
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| "Essays: First Series" | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
New England Transcendentalism
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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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| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Essays: Second Series ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical essays
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | classic of American literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Art
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Circles ⓘ Compensation ⓘ Friendship ⓘ Heroism ⓘ History ⓘ Intellect ⓘ Love ⓘ Prudence ⓘ Self-Reliance ⓘ Spiritual Laws ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul
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| hasSubject |
aesthetics
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religion ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American philosophy
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American individualist thought ⓘ American literary style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
individualism
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moral philosophy ⓘ nature and spirituality ⓘ relationship between the individual soul and the Over-Soul ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ |
| notableEssay |
Circles
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Compensation ⓘ Friendship ⓘ History ⓘ Self-Reliance ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul
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| numberOfEssays | 12 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| publisher | James Munroe and Company ⓘ |
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"Essays: First Series"