Born in Boston in 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson was a writer, lecturer, poet, and Transcendentalist thinker. Dubbed the "Sage of Concord," Emerson discussed his views on individualism and the divine ...

In “Emerson,” composed in 1868 and published posthumously in our December 1904 issue, theologian Henry James Sr. reflected on the distinct impression Ralph Waldo Emerson made upon his readers: ...

Emerson, R. W.; Oratory and Orators. ... A LECTURE BY MR. RALPH WALDO EMERSON. POWERS OF ELOQUENCE AND ITS DISTINGUISHING ELEMENTS THE TRUE ORATOR A HERO. Share full article. Feb. 14, 1875.

Home of the writer, thinker, spiritualist, and abolitionist. Guided tours are available; call to book.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American philosopher and poet once said: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” The quote is an exact reflection of ...

Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson repeated his lecture on Boston in that city on Monday night last. We quote a paragraph or two from the Globe's report: View Full Article in Timesmachine » ...

IDEAS Taylor Swift + Ralph Waldo Emerson 4-eva The pop superstar’s recent commencement address channeled the Transcendentalist icon’s notions about hard knocks and resilience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, detail, around 1856. Mathew B. Brady; ... Boston Brahmins, political radicals, and to the variegated audiences who heard him lecture. Emerson’s famous line that a “foolish ...

Concord, Massachusetts, has a vast literary past, being home to talents such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne Apart from their love of the ...

The Celebrity Series of Boston presents the Emerson String Quartet's final Boston concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall and the Danish String Quartet at 8 p ...

In “Emerson,” composed in 1868 and published posthumously in our December 1904 issue, theologian Henry James Sr. reflected on the distinct impression Ralph Waldo Emerson made upon his readers: ...