Bronson Alcott
Genteel Transcendentalist: An Essay in Definition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16306406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederic I Carpenter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1940 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34 |
| Publication date | 1940-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The New England Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4866 • E-ISSN: 1937-2213 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/360680 |
| OpenAlex | W2325741594 |
| Language | EN |
IN the autumn of 1847, Emerson commissioned Alcott to build a rustic summer-house, and persuaded Thoreau to care for his Concord household during the coming winter. Having thus provided for his two best friends, he departed on a lecture tour of Europe. It is recorded that Thoreau performed his duties cheerfully, gave Emerson's children hilarious pick-a-back rides, and wrote homely letters to their father telling of the fun. But it was Alcott who enjoyed his new work to the utmost
| Highly cited | No |
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