Many believed strongly that time spent in nature was required for human happiness. Think John Muir, who became a resident, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who visited him in Yosemite in 1871. Second, by odd ...

A silent biography of American author Ralph Waldo Emerson, highlighting its focus on visual interpretations of his works rather than personal details about his life. A reviewer notes that the film ...

In this collection of thoughtful sayings, you'll find quotes on the beauty of nature from renowned naturalists, poets and artists including John Muir ... Ralph Waldo Emerson “The lack of ...

If the Transcendentalist movement conjures up images of Ralph Waldo Emerson ruminating in his study ... Image From 1840, Peabody’s became the meeting place for a motley group of women, aged ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of California reports that having a sense of wonder and being in awe of something greater than oneself promotes loving-kindness and prosocial behavior.

In “The Late George Apley,” Ronald Colman, playing the stuffy Bostonian of the film’s title, has on his shelf of classics a collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays. By the late 19th century the ...

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When Ralph Waldo Emerson and his friends hammered out the principles of Transcendentalism in the mid-1830s, the result was a fairly gossamer way of thinking. The movement included a sizable ...

James Marcus had long been fascinated by Ralph Waldo Emerson, but it wasn’t until he found himself at a low point, both professionally and personally, that he began to see the great ...

Ralph Waldo ... at Emerson’s house soon before his raid on Harpers Ferry; Emerson visiting the White House while Abraham Lincoln’s sons were getting haircuts; and Emerson meeting 13-year ...