While ecocriticism of Thoreau and Emerson has thus tended to dichotomize ecology and imagination in terms of the empirical versus the metaphorical, and in the service of sharply distinguishing Thoreau's ecocentrism from Emerson's anthropocentrism, it has neglected a rhetorical middle ground, the empirical figure of expression known as metonymy that plays a significant role in the natural history projects of both writers. ... On my reading, Emerson has his own more empirical, late natural history projects, work also left largely unfinished and generally neglected by critics because it...

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It is because of this that he is "arguably the most influential American writer" of the eighteen hundreds, and many other writers and thinkers during the time "sought to come to terms" with him (Baym 211). ...

• Word Count: 1963
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This marked a growing liberality in religious thought and practice, and this period was significant in terms of religious searching and the development of new forms of religious thought. ... " The poem is innovative both in terms of style and content, forever altering the course of American poetry. ...

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Poe, well known today for his poetry and short stories, such as "The Pit and the Pendulum", is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern detective story. ... It is not a rejection of the existence of God, but a preference to explain an individual and the world in terms of an individual....

• Word Count: 1786
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate