Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

A leader of the transcendentalist movement and one of America's first public intellectuals, Ralph Waldo Emerson is remembered for his essays, but in the nineteenth century he was also known as a poet and orator. This volume presents strategies for placing Emerson in the context of his time, for illuminating his rhetorical techniques, and for tracing his influence into the present day and around the world.