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Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Readers

31/100

Critics

61/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

James Marcus

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Date:

March 5, 2024

A reassessment of the celebrated essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson and his relevance to contemporary readers.

What The Reviewers Say

Jessica Ferri,
The Washington Post
Playful and insightful.
Lawrence A. Rosenwald,
The New York Times Book Review
Marcus’s writing is lively and precise, vigorously colloquial. It is full of knowledge and affection.
Bill Kelly,
Booklist
Psychologically astute.

Kirkus
The author’s reflections on Emerson’s personal life are remarkably astute.

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