One of the greatest thinkers of all time who contributed to the Transcendentalist movement was Ralph Waldo Emerson. European, Asian, and Greek influences were among the many inspirations in the life of this great philosopher and poet. Many rare and challenging events took place that concluded to the magnificent, but unique, mind of this influential thinker. The many wonderful works of art ranged from his essay, "Nature," expressing the mystical unity of nature, to the …showed first 75 words of 1486 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1486 total…so memorable as those which vibrated to some stroke of imagination" (R.W. Emerson). Bibliography * Albright, R.H. "Ralph Waldo Emerson." world.std.com/~albright/EI.html. 1997 * ILT web. "Study Place: Emerson, Ralph Waldo." daemon.ilt.columbia.edu. 1995. * McAdeer, Jon. "Ralph Waldo Emerson: Chronology." www.calpoly.edu/-jhardest/chron.html. 1997 * Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft Encarta." 1996 * Moulton, Kelly. "Blab of the Pave." da.awa.com/w2/blab/blab-3.8.html. 1995 * Lucicaf&. "Ralph Waldo Emerson." www.Iucidcafe.com. 1997