Displaying all 2 Episode of ex.haust with the tag “american canon”.
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Episode 22: Poe, Emerson, and Literary National Identity
January 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
19th century history, america, american canon, emerson, german philosophy, national identity, nationalism, philosophy, poe
We conclude (for now) our readings of Poe and Emerson by taking a look at how they conceived of American literary nationalism.
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Episode 13: American Canon: Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance"
November 24th, 2020 | 52 mins 37 secs
american canon, culture, emerson, history, religion, self-reliance, theology
We begin our American Canon series with Emerson's famous essay, "Self-Reliance."