Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson <b>Introduction</b> Ralph Waldo Emerson "…was truly one of our great geniuses" even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, "Great geniuses have the shortest biographies." Emerson was also a major leader of "the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism". (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can achieve. <b>Biographical Information</b> Emerson was born on …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…was the most important figure during the Romantic Period" (Myerson 3). He left his mark on writing, especially the Romantic Period. <b>Bibliography</b> <ul><li>"Emerson, Ralph Waldo." Microsoft Encarta. CD-ROM. 1998 ed. <li>"Emerson, Ralph Waldo." Lkd. Columbia University Homepage, at "ILT Web." http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/acedemic/digitexts/emerson/bio_emerson.html <li>Hodgins, Francis. ed. Adventures in American Literature. Orlando: Harcourt, 1989. <li>Myerson, Joel. "Ralph Waldo Emerson." Grolier Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1993 ed. </ul>