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Forbes, a self-confessed nature lover, has a unique insider view of Transcendentalism — he is a sixth-generation descendant of Emerson who was born in Concord before his family moved to Colorado.
What’s your relationship to nature? Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau wrestled mightily with that question while wandering the Massachusetts woods in the mid-1800s. Now, a walking play ...
The great American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson crafted one of his most inspiring environmental works – “Nature” – at The Old Manse in Concord, a house built for his grandfather.
As Emerson laid out in his essay “Nature,” published the same year the club began, the transcendentalists sought freedom from the “poetry and philosophy of ...
For Emerson, nature is not God but the body of God’s soul—"nature," he writes, is "mind precipitated." Emerson feels that to fully realize one’s role in this respect is to be in paradise.
If you feel a tad nervous savoring a live play indoors, consider heading to the great outdoors and enjoying “Nature, A Walking Play.” This immersive, family-friendly piece tells the story of ...