Emerson for the Twenty-First Century : Global Perspectives on an American ...

Emerson for the Twenty-First CenturyGlobal Perspectives on an American Icon\nAuthor(s): Barry Tharaud\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: University of Delaware Press\nISBN-13: 9781611494648, 978-1611494648\nSynopsis\nWhile previous collections of Emerson essays have tended to be a sort of 'stock-taking' or 'retrospective' look at Emerson scholarship, the present collection follows a more 'prospective' trajectory for Emerson studies based on the recent increase in global perspectives in nearly all fields of humanistic studies. The present collection is divided into four main sections: \""Emerson, Europe, and Beyond;\"" \""Emerson and Science;\"" \""Emerson Thinking;\"" \""and \""Emerson and Activism.\"" The first category emphasizes the global perspective in Emerson's literary and cultural relations, followed closely by two other \""transnational\"" categories - Emerson's relations in the international arenas of science and philosophy - and concludi.