Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. In “Emerson,” composed in 1868 and published posthumously in our ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston. He published many books, including "Nature" (J. Munroe & Co., 1836), "The Conduct of Life" (Ticknor and Fields, 1860) and "English Traits" ...
These epigrammatic verses compress the great essayist’s philosophy with a beauty that echoes Keats and might have pleased Wordsworth Poet TO clothe the fiery thought In simple words succeeds. For ...
On this day in 1857, The Atlantic published its first issue. Of all the writing that appeared in this inaugural edition, the most enduring 153 years later has been the poetry. The issue's 128 pages ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
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