Emerson and Thoreau: A Batch from The New England Quarterly

“Emerson and Thoreau have been with us for about two centuries now, and they are not going away any time soon,” writes Robert D. Richardson in his introduction to Emerson and A Batch from The New England Quarterly. Bringing together articles spanning almost 50 years of The New England Quarterly (NEQ), this Batch examines the intertwined careers of two of America’s most prominent authors. The NEQ authors explore such topics as transcendental vacations and friendship, nature-based nationalism, emancipation, and religion. Dig in.About BATCHESThe BATCHES Series from the MIT Press features collections of journal articles on themes identified by and currently resonating with readers. The collections are curated by authoritative voices in the editors, authors, scholars, and practitioners. Each Batch is bundled for immediate download, and the series represents the rapid, responsive innovation that the MIT Press provides to its readership.Performing Loss, Elegy, and Transcendental FriendshipWilliam RossiEmerson, Thoreau, and the Double ConsciousnessJoel PorteTranscendental Thoreau and Emerson in the WildernessWilliam W. StoweNationalism and the Nature of Thoreau’s “Walking”Andrew Menard“Sympathy’s Electric Chain” and the American Emerson’s First Vocational CrisisMary K. CaytonMilitant Douglass, Emerson, and the Rise of the Anti-SlaveLen Gougeon“As You Are Brothers of Mine”: Thoreau and the IrishLaura Dassow WallsProphet among Henry David Thoreau and the Creation of a Transcendentalist BibleLydia WillskyEmerson and the Fortunes of Godless ReligionRobert Milder