6.1 Europe in Emerson and Emerson in Europe

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29 novembre 2016

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Beniamino Soressi, « 6.1 Europe in Emerson and Emerson in Europe », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.i4v6qh


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A subtle chain of countless ringsThe next unto the farthest brings;The eye reads omens where it goes,And speaks all languages the rose;And, striving to be man, the wormMounts through all the spires of form.Emerson, “Nature,” 1836 Emerson’s phrase, “a subtle chain of countless rings,” metaphorically suits this subject: the mutual influence of the West on Emerson and of Emerson on the West. These “rings” of influence indeed make up “a subtle chain,” seemingly impossible to track, especially whe...

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