The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature."CliffsNotes on Emerson's Essays" explores the influential writings of a gifted scholar and humanitarian.Covering six of Ralph Waldo Emerson's major works, this study guide provides critical commentaries on the content of the following essays: "Nature""The American Scholar""The Over-Soul""Self-Reliance""The Transcendentalist""The Poet"Other features that help you figure out Emerson's view on nature, the human soul, and transcendental ideology includeBackground on the author, along with a chronology of his lifeCritical essays on Emerson, Unitarianism, and the God Within, plus coverage of Emerson's use of metaphorExplanation of difficult allusions, words, and phrases found throughout the intellectual's essaysReview questions and suggested essays topicsClassic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.