1. Writers of the Late Romantic Period
In this essay, Emerson expresses "a central doctrine: divinity [existing] intimately in each natural fact, [and] in each individual self" (Ruland 120). ... This essay is commonly referred to as "Civil Disobedience" because of a reprint in 1866 (Baym 964). ... Perhaps the best example of Emersonian self-reliance, was Margaret Fuller, an unconventional writer and thinker in the Nineteenth century. ... In many of her essays and even in the way she lived her life, Margaret Fuller "presented herself as an example of women's abilities" and she defended the "in...
- Word Count: 1963
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate