The Emerson Dilemma by Armida Gilbert

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The Emerson Dilemma by Armida Gilbert

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Summary

The essays cover Emerson’s reform thought and activism from his early career as a Unitarian minister through his reaction to the Civil War. In addition to Emerson’s antislavery position, the collection covers his complex relationship to the early women’s rights movement and American Indian removal.

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The Emerson Dilemma by Armida Gilbert

This text juxtaposes the traditional image of Emerson the trancendentalist with the image of Emerson the reformer. It highlights the dilemma between his philosophical attraction to solitary contemplation and the demands of activism compelled by his own writings.

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T. GREGORY GARVEY is an associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Brockport.

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ISBN 13 9780820322414
ISBN 10 0820322415
Title The Emerson Dilemma
Author Tgregory Garvey
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of Georgia Press
Year published 2001-01-31
Number of pages 312
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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