One. The Making of a Public Intellectual

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Abbreviations used in this book xi
5. Introduction 1
6. One. The Making of a Public Intellectual 7
7. Two. Emersonian Self-Reliance in Theory and Practice 59
8. Three. Emersonian Poetics 107
9. Four. Religious Radicalisms 158
10. Five. Emerson as a Philosopher? 199
11. Six. Social Thought and Reform: Emerson and Abolition 242
12. Seven. Emerson as Anti-Mentor 288
13. Notes 337
14. Acknowledgments 383
15. Index 385