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"An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man," Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote--and in this book, the leading scholar of New England literary culture looks at the long shadow Emerson himself has cast, and at his role and significance as a truly American institution. On the occasion of Emerson's 200th birthday, Lawrence Buell revisits the life of the nation's first public intellectual and discovers how he became a "representative man."

Born into the age of inspired amateurism that emerged from the ruins of pre-revolutionary political, religious, and cultural institutions,...

• A critical summary of the emerging discipline of -ecocriticism-.
  
• Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism.
  
• Traces the history of the ecocritical movement from its roots in the 1970s through to its diversification and proliferation today.
  
• Takes account of different ecocritical positions and directions.
  
• Describes major tensions within ecocriticism and...

• A critical summary of the emerging discipline of -ecocriticism-.
  
• Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism.
  
• Traces the history of the ecocritical movement from its roots in the 1970s through to its diversification and proliferation today.
  
• Takes account of different ecocritical positions and directions.
  
• Describes major tensions within ecocriticism and...

Longfellow was the most popular poet of his day. This selection includes generous samplings from his longer works--Evangeline, The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Hiawatha--as well as his shorter lyrics and less familiar narrative poems.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts...