English Traits

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English Traits is a mid-19th-century work of travel writing and cultural commentary by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on English society, character, and institutions.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf book
cultural commentary
nonfiction book
travel literature
author Ralph Waldo Emerson
countryOfOrigin United States
genre essay collection
travel writing
hasCommentaryOn English aristocracy
English education system
English legal system
English literature
English middle class
English religious life
English working class
hasPart chapter on English character
chapter on English institutions
chapter on literature and the arts
chapter on manners and society
chapter on politics and law
chapter on race and nationality
chapter on religion in England
hasPerspective American observer of England
inspiredBy Ralph Waldo Emerson's travels in England
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Transcendentalism
literaryPeriod 19th century
mainLocation England
Great Britain
narrativeMode first-person observation
publicationCentury 19th century
subject British culture
English institutions
English national character
English society
comparative culture
social criticism
theme cultural difference
historical development of English society
individualism and character
industrial and commercial power of England
national identity
relationship between England and America
religion and morality
social hierarchy
tone admiring
analytical
critical

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ralph Waldo Emerson
notableWork

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