Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature Annotated Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature is an essay that puts forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature. Chapters include: Nature; Commodity; Beauty; Language; Discipline; Idealism; Spirit; and, Prospects.