Nature (1836 book)
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Nature (1836 book) is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s foundational transcendentalist essay that explores the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
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| Nature (1836 book) canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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non-fiction book ⓘ transcendentalist text ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
self-reliance and inner experience
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the spiritual significance of the natural world ⓘ the unity of God, nature, and the human soul ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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philosophy ⓘ transcendentalism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter "Beauty"
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chapter "Commodity" ⓘ chapter "Discipline" ⓘ chapter "Idealism" ⓘ chapter "Language" ⓘ chapter "Nature" ⓘ chapter "Prospects" NERFINISHED ⓘ chapter "Spirit" ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a foundational text of American Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Transcendentalism
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American literature ⓘ environmental thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Idealism
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general educated readership ⓘ |
| length | short book ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"In the woods, we return to reason and faith."
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"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
belief in an Over-Soul connecting all beings
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emphasis on intuition over empirical observation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1836 ⓘ |
| publisher | James Munroe and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Essays: First Series
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Self-Reliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | contemplative engagement with the natural world ⓘ |
| subject |
American philosophy
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human–nature relationship ⓘ individualism ⓘ intuition ⓘ nature ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Spirit (chapter of Emerson's Nature)