The Teachers of EmersonSturgis & Walton, 1910 - 325 páginas This book is about the influence of Greek philosophy on Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings. John S. Harrison argues that Emerson primarily drew his inspiration from Greek thought and not German/Eastern teachings. |
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... Sphinx to ex- plain one of Plato's teachings . " As near and proper to us , " he writes , " is also that old fable of the Sphinx , who was said to sit on the road- side and put riddles to every passenger . the man could solve the riddle ...
... Sphinx to ex- plain one of Plato's teachings . " As near and proper to us , " he writes , " is also that old fable of the Sphinx , who was said to sit on the road- side and put riddles to every passenger . the man could solve the riddle ...
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... Sphinx . There Emerson explains how the poet solves the secret which the Sphinx has been keeping for ages . This secret concerns the condition of man who seems to stand quite apart from the other members of creation . These share the ...
... Sphinx . There Emerson explains how the poet solves the secret which the Sphinx has been keeping for ages . This secret concerns the condition of man who seems to stand quite apart from the other members of creation . These share the ...
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... Sphinx : " The fiend that man harries Is love of the Best ; Yawns the pit of the Dragon , Lit by rays from the Blest . The Lethe of Nature Can't trance him again , Whose soul sees the perfect , Which his eyes seek in vain . " To vision ...
... Sphinx : " The fiend that man harries Is love of the Best ; Yawns the pit of the Dragon , Lit by rays from the Blest . The Lethe of Nature Can't trance him again , Whose soul sees the perfect , Which his eyes seek in vain . " To vision ...
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... Sphinx to set forth this teaching of Plato arose in Emerson's mind after he had read Taylor's note explaining the meaning of the fable . This note occurs on a passage in the extract from Synesius On Providence , ap- pended to Taylor's ...
... Sphinx to set forth this teaching of Plato arose in Emerson's mind after he had read Taylor's note explaining the meaning of the fable . This note occurs on a passage in the extract from Synesius On Providence , ap- pended to Taylor's ...
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... sphinx designed to represent to us the nature of the phantasy or imagination . In order to be convinced of which ... sphinx are images of the obscure and intricate nature of the phantasy . He , therefore , who is unable to solve the ...
... sphinx designed to represent to us the nature of the phantasy or imagination . In order to be convinced of which ... sphinx are images of the obscure and intricate nature of the phantasy . He , therefore , who is unable to solve the ...
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according ancient appear Bacon beauty behold body Bohn translation called cause celestial love character Coleridge Coleridge's Complete conception correlation Cudworth Dæmonic dæmons divine doctrine earth Emer Emerson found Emerson's mind ence essay essence eternal evil explains eyes F. B. Sanborn fable Fate finds flux gods Hence Heraclitus highest Hindoo holds human Iamblichus Ibid idea ideal illusions imitation ineffable intel intellect intuition Kant light manner method of nature moral mystic experience Neo-Platonic Ocellus Lucanus oracle Over-Soul Parmenides passage Phædo Phædrus phantasy philosophy Platonists Plotinus Plutarch poem poet poetry principle Proclus pure Pythagorean Ralph Waldo Emerson reading reason relation Samuel Taylor Coleridge says Select soul speaks Sphinx spirit subsist symbol Synesius tains teaching Theology of Plato theory thinking Thomas Taylor thou thought Timæus of Plato tion True Intellectual System truth ture union Universal Mind vision whole writes