Society and Solitude
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Society and Solitude is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores themes of individualism, social relationships, and the balance between community and personal reflection.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Society and Solitude canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| containsEssay |
Art
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Books ⓘ Civilization ⓘ Clubs ⓘ Courage ⓘ Domestic Life ⓘ Eloquence ⓘ Farming ⓘ Old Age ⓘ Society and Solitude self-link ⓘ Success ⓘ Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ
surface form:
Works and Days
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
philosophical essays
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
affirmation of social bonds tempered by independence
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critical view of conformist society ⓘ emphasis on self-culture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
balance between community and personal reflection
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community ⓘ individualism ⓘ introspection ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ social relationships ⓘ society ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American individualism
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Emerson's transcendentalist philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of philosophy and literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethical life in community
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relationship between the individual and society ⓘ value of solitude for personal growth ⓘ |
| movement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| numberOfEssays | 12 ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Essays: First Series
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Essays: Second Series ⓘ The Conduct of Life ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Civilization (essay)