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Nature

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Published anonymously in 1836; the founding statement of American Transcendentalism and the first sustained expression of the essayistic voice Emerson's later work is known for.

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General 1
Original Language
English 2
Composed, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own account
1836 3
Length Band
Short (Under 100 Pages) 4
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How does Emerson describe becoming a transparent eye-ball in Nature?

Emerson's own text of Nature, as hosted by Project Gutenberg, gives it this way: "I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God."
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The Essay, Forms
Source Robert D. Richardson, Emerson: The Mind on Fire (1995)

Widely read as the movement's founding manifesto, published the same year (1836) the movement's own period-start-year marks.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Source Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature (1836)

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Source Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature (1836)
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1. Nature (essay) (Wikipedia)
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Nature is a book-length essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published by James Munroe and Company in 1836.
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  • Original Language: English
3. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature (1836)
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Nature is a book-length essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published by James Munroe and Company in 1836.
4. Open Library: Open Library search: Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"number_of_pages_median": 78
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Nature (Wikipedia)
Robert D. Richardson, Emerson: The Mind on Fire (1995)
Associated With: The Essay
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Associated With: TranscendentalismView the Source
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