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 ...

A Literary Giant Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was renowned in his day as one of the pre-eminent thinkers, writers and lecturers in America. History has only strengthened that claim.

In 19th-century America, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy of self-reliance was buttressed by the period’s many revolutions, which transformed the bounds of capitalism, travel, and national ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson is a giant of American letters, but thanks to his insistence on “self-reliance,” his writing has become a go-to reference for those who endorse a particular brand of ...