Although Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne were all influenced by transcendentalism, they have different understanding of and attitudes towards nature and the concept of transcendentalism because of their cultural backgr...Although Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne were all influenced by transcendentalism, they have different understanding of and attitudes towards nature and the concept of transcendentalism because of their cultural background. Through analyzing similarities and differences of their points of view of nature, people can find that they understand nature with an increasingly deeper tendency. Firstly, Emerson only knew that people could get comfort from nature in the spiritual world, and then Thoreau found out that people could make use of nature from a more substantial way. At last, Hawthorne set a dialectical view of how people should live with nature. As a result, people learn what kind of relationship people should set with nature. Not only can people benefit from nature in their spiritual world, but also they make use of resources in it. This is the reason why people should protect nature during the process of utilizing it.展开更多
This paper is aimed at interpreting Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's view of nature clearly by briefly analyzing their representative works. And this paper is composed of four parts. ...This paper is aimed at interpreting Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's view of nature clearly by briefly analyzing their representative works. And this paper is composed of four parts. Chapter Ⅰ will make a detailed analysis of Emerson's view of nature and make a further investigation of his view by analyzing his work Nature.Chapter Ⅱ is about Thoreau's view of nature and his attitude to nature through his work Walden. Chapter Ⅲ firstly makes a brief introduction of Melville's view of nature and then interprets it by explaining the symbolic meaning of main characters' names in his famous work Moby-Dick. And the last chapter makes a simple comparison among their views of nature to give a further understanding of the view of nature in American Literature.展开更多
English Traits is written by Emerson when he finishes his two trips in England. In this book, from multiple perspectives,he analyzed the English characters based on what he saw and read. This essay aims to explore the...English Traits is written by Emerson when he finishes his two trips in England. In this book, from multiple perspectives,he analyzed the English characters based on what he saw and read. This essay aims to explore the real attitudes Emerson has to-ward the English in a postcolonial perspective to show that this not only the English but the American as well.展开更多
Emerson established a systematic philosophy of individualism at his early stage. The basic three elements of individualism described in Emerson's works are: freedom, self-identity and independence to others. Freed...Emerson established a systematic philosophy of individualism at his early stage. The basic three elements of individualism described in Emerson's works are: freedom, self-identity and independence to others. Freedom, including the freedom to think and act, is the perquisite of the realization of individualism.展开更多
文摘Although Emerson, Thoreau and Hawthorne were all influenced by transcendentalism, they have different understanding of and attitudes towards nature and the concept of transcendentalism because of their cultural background. Through analyzing similarities and differences of their points of view of nature, people can find that they understand nature with an increasingly deeper tendency. Firstly, Emerson only knew that people could get comfort from nature in the spiritual world, and then Thoreau found out that people could make use of nature from a more substantial way. At last, Hawthorne set a dialectical view of how people should live with nature. As a result, people learn what kind of relationship people should set with nature. Not only can people benefit from nature in their spiritual world, but also they make use of resources in it. This is the reason why people should protect nature during the process of utilizing it.
文摘This paper is aimed at interpreting Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's view of nature clearly by briefly analyzing their representative works. And this paper is composed of four parts. Chapter Ⅰ will make a detailed analysis of Emerson's view of nature and make a further investigation of his view by analyzing his work Nature.Chapter Ⅱ is about Thoreau's view of nature and his attitude to nature through his work Walden. Chapter Ⅲ firstly makes a brief introduction of Melville's view of nature and then interprets it by explaining the symbolic meaning of main characters' names in his famous work Moby-Dick. And the last chapter makes a simple comparison among their views of nature to give a further understanding of the view of nature in American Literature.
文摘English Traits is written by Emerson when he finishes his two trips in England. In this book, from multiple perspectives,he analyzed the English characters based on what he saw and read. This essay aims to explore the real attitudes Emerson has to-ward the English in a postcolonial perspective to show that this not only the English but the American as well.
文摘Emerson established a systematic philosophy of individualism at his early stage. The basic three elements of individualism described in Emerson's works are: freedom, self-identity and independence to others. Freedom, including the freedom to think and act, is the perquisite of the realization of individualism.
