Chapter 3 Nature: Philosophy and the “Riddle of the World”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vi
4. Abbreviations viii
5. Chapter 1 Transatlantic Transcendentalism 1
6. Chapter 2 Coleridge and Boston Transcendentalism 24
7. Chapter 3 Nature: Philosophy and the “Riddle of the World” 40
8. Chapter 4 The Landing Place: “Distinguishing without Dividing” and Coleridge’s Method 54
9. Chapter 5 Humanity: “Art is the Mediatress, the Reconciliator of Man and Nature” 76
10. Chapter 6 Spirit: “An Influx of the Divine Mind” 95
11. Chapter 7 Emerson’s Nature: Coleridge’s Method and the Romantic Triad 119
12. Chapter 8 Coleridge and Vermont Transcendentalism 141
13. Notes 164
14. Bibliography 197
15. Index 210