Ralph Waldo Emerson: Emerson's Essays

by Harold Bloom

Presents a collection of critical essays on Emerson and his work.

Genres: Criticism

300 pages, Library Binding

First published May 30, 2006

About the author

Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world." After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literature departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University.

Reviews

[R.H.]

A must read for anyone interested in transcendentalism. Not easy but when studied with a group of like minded people, these are mind expanding, self-affirming works that are timeless in their importance. If you ask questions like "who am I?" or "why and I here?" then these essays are a must read.

[Jason]

Therapeutic read.

[cyprus]

nudne, tak po prostu, zabrakło mi odkrywczych idei, a styl pisarski nie napawał entuzjazmem. mniej zacięci na kończenie książek pewnie nie doczytali by do końca. względnie interesujące rozdziały: Wyrównanie, Przyjaźń i Kręgi.