Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82)

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Which literary group was Emerson associated with?

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The Transcendentalists

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Which famous philosophical metaphor has Emerson conceptualized in his poem ‘Nature’?

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The Transparent Eyeball

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Which literary group was Emerson associated with?

The Transcendentalists

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Which famous philosophical metaphor has Emerson conceptualized in his poem ‘Nature’?

The Transparent Eyeball

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Which is his collection of lectures that got praised by Mathew Arnold?

‘Representative Men’ (1850)

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Which is his collection of essays that deal with the question “how to live life”?

The Conduct of Life (1860)

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Which of his poems are based on Hindu Vedantic philosophy?

“Brahma” & “The Over-Soul”

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Which poem is considered the best representation of his philosophies?

“Self Reliance”