Emerson, creativity and criticism

Greenham, David

Abstract

The paper was a keynote. The principal argument was that Ralph Waldo Emerson's unique take on metaphor as the most significant creative literary act could be understood as a key enabler for the development of US literature, especially the symbolism that came to prominence in the American Renaissance.The paper also contends that this creativity liberated literary criticism and raised it to a creative art.

Citation

Greenham, D. (2015, April). Emerson, creativity and criticism. Presented at Naturally Emerson: Creative Reading, Self-Reliance and Cultural Agency

• Presentation Conference Type: Keynote
• Conference Name: Naturally Emerson: Creative Reading, Self-Reliance and Cultural Agency
• Start Date: Apr 16, 2015
• End Date: Apr 18, 2015
• Publication Date: Apr 17, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Ralph Waldo Emerson, metaphor, symbolism, American Renaissance, literary criticism
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Naturally Emerson