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Emerson and Other Essays

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  • Emerson and Other Essays by John Jay Chapman
  • Emerson and Other Essays by John Jay Chapman
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"Emerson and Other Essays" is a set of upsetting pieces written by means of American essayist and critic John Jay Chapman within the overdue 1800s and early 1900s. Chapman covers a huge range of philosophical and cultural topics on this series, which suggests off his eager thoughts and deep reflections. The main piece is the name article on Ralph Waldo Emerson, which gives a deep analysis of the transcendentalist philosopher's ideas and how they have got affected intellectual American lifestyles. Chapman digs deep into Emerson's principle, displaying the way it applies to modern-day international and the way it has changed subculture as a whole. The series consists of writings with the aid of authors aside from Emerson that talk approximately a huge range of topics, including literature, society, and ethics. This creator, Chapman, wrote in a way that turned into smooth to recognize, intellectually rigorous, and deeply linked to the tradition of his time. "Emerson and Other Essays" now not most effective gives readers a more entire understanding of Emerson's thoughts, however it also offers them a deeper check out Chapman's very own thoughts on the complicated nature of lifestyles. The essays that Chapman wrote nevertheless show how clever he become and how he could specific deep ideas with eloquence and depth. This makes the collection an important part of American literary and philosophical debate.

Author Biography:

John Jay Chapman was an American author who lived from March 2, 1862, to November 4, 1933. He was born on March 2, 1862, in New York City. Born in 1833, Henry Grafton Chapman Jr. was a broker who rose to become president of the New York Stock Exchange. His mother was Eleanor Kingsland Jay, who died in 1921. One of the most important people fighting against slavery was his paternal grandma, Maria Weston Chapman. She worked on The Liberator with William Lloyd Garrison. The U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary from 1817 to 1894, John Jay, was his maternal grandfather. Eleanor Kingsland (née Field) Jay was his maternal grandmother. The chief justice of the US Supreme Court, John Jay, was the grandfather of his grandfather. William Jay was the father of his grandfather. He went to school at Harvard University and at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. After finishing from Harvard in 1884, he went on a tour of Europe before going back to Harvard Law School to study again. He became a lawyer in 1888 and worked as a lawyer until 1898. At the same time, he was getting noticed as a writer of great skill. Originality and beautiful language are hallmarks of his work, and many reviewers put him at the top of the list of American essayists of his time.
Release date NZ
January 1st, 2024
Pages
114
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Dimensions
140x216x7
ISBN-13
9789360461607
Product ID
38626615

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