The Essential Transcendentalists Paperback - 2005
by Richard G. Geldard
An anthology of core writings by the New England Transcendentalists, providing a unique overview of these landmark figures as spiritual thinkers.
Interest abounds in the work of the Transcendentalists, such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Bronson Alcott. Each year, tens of thousands of readers rediscover Transcendental thought in books and articles, and in visits to historic sites, such as Walden Pond. But few appreciate the truly mystical and contemplative qualities of the Transcendentalists, and the spiritual movements and figures they have since inspired.
As Richard G. Geldard-one of today's leading scholars of Emerson-illustrates in The Essential Transcendentalists, Transcendentalism adds up to a school of practical spiritual philosophy that aims to guide the individual toward inner development, much like that of Stoicism in Western antiquity. This current of New England mysticism has influenced modern-day luminaries as diverse as essayist Annie Dillard and Ernest Holmes, founder of the worldwide Religious Science movement.
Through revealing commentary, historical overview, and selections from classic works, The Essential Transcendentalists provides a distinctive and heretofore neglected examination of the spiritual breadth and depth of "Yankee mysticism."
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Interest abounds in the work of the Transcendentalists, such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Bronson Alcott. Each year, tens of thousands of readers rediscover Transcendental thought in books and articles, and in visits to historic sites, such as Walden Pond. But few appreciate the truly mystical and contemplative qualities of the Transcendentalists, and the spiritual movements and figures they have since inspired.
As Richard G. Geldard-one of today's leading scholars of Emerson-illustrates in The Essential Transcendentalists, Transcendentalism adds up to a school of practical spiritual philosophy that aims to guide the individual toward inner development, much like that of Stoicism in Western antiquity. This current of New England mysticism has influenced modern-day luminaries as diverse as essayist Annie Dillard and Ernest Holmes, founder of the worldwide Religious Science movement.
Through revealing commentary, historical overview, and selections from classic works, The Essential Transcendentalists provides a distinctive and heretofore neglected examination of the spiritual breadth and depth of "Yankee mysticism."
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Those who seek to uncover the mysteries of the truth of reality may not appear to be a rare, lonely breed, but those who devote their lives to the single-minded pursuit of such mysteries certainly are.
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- Title The Essential Transcendentalists
- Author Richard G. Geldard
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition; F
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tarcherperigee, New York
- Date 2005-10-06
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781585424344 / 158542434X
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 6.46 x 0.74 in (20.98 x 16.41 x 1.88 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress subjects Transcendentalists (New England), Transcendentalism (New England)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005044016
- Dewey Decimal Code 141.309
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Citations
- Library Journal, 11/01/2005, Page 80
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