| + + − | Outlook. 87: 766. D. 7, ’07. 470w. |
Woodberry, George Edward. Ralph Waldo Emerson. **75c. Macmillan.
7–3927.
The life of Emerson written for the “English men of letters” series. “‘The process of a soul in matter’ was his biography,” says Mr. Woodberry. The life is sketched thru the following chapters: The voice obeyed at prime, “Nature,” and its corollaries, “The hypocritic days.” The essays, The poems, and Terminus.
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 106. Ap. 16, ’07. S. | |
| Current Literature. 42: 288. Mr. ’07. 1410w. |
“The volume is charmingly written—the style so distinctive, the ideas so often luminous and so generally fascinating.”
| + | Lit. D. 34: 548. Ap. 6, ’07. 180w. |
“In our opinion this is the best of the American volumes that have so far appeared in the series, and it is about the best work of its author. But if the book as a whole deserves high praise, there are still grave reservations to be made. There is altogether too much repetition; certain ideas, such as Emerson’s relation to the clergy and the pulpit, come up with needless frequency. And again, there are a few apparent contradictions that call for reconciliation, such as the varying portraiture of Emerson now as practical and now as unpractical. Graver than these are the lapses in scholarship.”
| + + − | Nation. 84: 179. F. 21, ’07. 950w. |