|
|
Quotations and Fragments from Emerson's Essay
""
 | |
"" - Emerson
|
The Emerson quotations and fragments that follow are all from his essay "XX". Some of his
statements could have been more correct earlier; we allow for that..
To the question, "Is this the true Emerson?" the answer is: "He was a
variegated writer-poet." In this series a selection of his entertaining statements are
usually quoted verbatim. But some citations below are just fragments. - Tormod Kinnes

Supporting "well medleys" are presupposed
throughout:
Selection and arrangement by Tormod Kinnes.
T
O
 | |
R. W. Emerson
|
Em: Atkinson, Brooks, ed: Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Modern Library. New
York, 1950.
Rwe: Porte, Joel and Saundra Morris, eds:
The Cambridge Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Cambridge UP. Cambridge, 1999.
Talw: Rusk, Ralph: The Life of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Columbia University. New York,
1949.
CLICK on 'Literature' for the references of about 2000 works.
ANNOTATIONS: Acronym letters in square brackets in the text refer to works. Click on
'Literature' above for examples. Page references are put right after reference letters. The
abbreviation cf. means "compare". [MORE].
SEARCH THE SITE: Click on the rose in the upper left column for site searches,
access to dictionaries, and further.
REFER to the page by its 'location' address (above).
PILOTING: Some pictures and texts on top of the pages are clickable, to ease navigation.
[MORE]
|