tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84745964330345325.post4444127889724346948..comments2010-02-11T18:20:51.724-05:00Comments on The Edgar A. Poe Calendar: Emerson, Transcendentalism, and PoeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84745964330345325.post-59191864142520414552009-04-28T17:05:00.000-04:002009-04-28T17:05:00.000-04:00Well, Anonymous, those might be strong words. I th...Well, Anonymous, those might be strong words. I think that, like most canonical individuals from the 19th century, Emerson is just more complicated than is often assumed. The depleting mental faculty at the end of his life was an example of that.<br /><br />Gina, Emerson as a thinker is one thing, Emerson as a poet is another. As a philosopher, he's fascinating, sometimes innovative, occasionallyRob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84745964330345325.post-69551933746774835922009-04-28T15:57:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:57:00.000-04:00I look forward to the poetry slam -- and I have li...I look forward to the poetry slam -- and I have little doubt who'll win, in both my judgment and yours. :-) To my mind, Emerson was way overrated.Ginahttp://dickensblog.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84745964330345325.post-5496829133689822332009-04-28T00:16:00.000-04:002009-04-28T00:16:00.000-04:00I agree that Emerson is cleaned up a lot. The more...I agree that Emerson is cleaned up a lot. The more I read about him the more convinced I am that he was a dick.<br /><br />Thanks for the info on Poe's stance on transcendentalism. I always just took for granted that Poe simply hated them all but these quotes complicate that generalization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com