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Emerson's brief introduction Emerson's works Emerson's representative works
Emerson is a famous American thinker, writer, poet and orator. Lincoln called him Confucius of America, the father of American civilization. Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Margaret, etc. They are all good friends. Emerson also organized a party of Transcendentalism Club.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1May 25, 803-1April 27, 882), born in Boston, is an American thinker, writer and poet, and is a representative figure in establishing American cultural spirit. Former American President Lincoln called him Confucius in America and the father of American civilization. 1836 published the first novel on nature. His literary contributions are mainly prose and poetry. Emerson often held small gatherings with his friends Thoreau, Hawthorne, Arco, Margaret and others to discuss theological, philosophical and sociological issues. This kind of gathering was called Transcendentalism Club at that time, and Emerson naturally became the leader of Transcendentalism. Emerson died in Boston on April 27th, 1882. Emerson's works Emerson's representative works are mostly prose. The first collection of essays was published in 184 1, including on self-help, on oversoul, on compensation, on love, on friendship and so on 12 papers. Three years later, the second set of essays was published. As Emerson, this work won a great reputation. His thought is called the core of transcendentalism, and he himself is called the leader of the American Renaissance. In addition, there are representative figures, British figures, poetry collections, May Festival and other poems.