When Ralph Waldo Emerson and his friends hammered out the principles of Transcendentalism in the mid-1830s, the result was a ...

However, Ralph traced it further back to essayist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, who used it in ... Rosen’s book of the same name wasn’t a success, prompting Ralph to remark that it ...

He would refer to this man as his "master," Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1911. Courtesy: Library of Congress A Literary Giant Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was renowned in his day ...