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(1803–82) American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Although his work as a poet and orator has usually eclipsed his importance as a thinker, Emerson was one of the first American philosophers of international stature. He was deeply interested in N ietzsche , who translated some of his writings and often quoted from them. In 1833 Emerson travelled to England, where he met several writers of note, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Carlyle. In the 1990s he was the controversial focal point of efforts to bridge the gap between Anglo-American and European philosophy and literature, social criticism, and philosophy, for example, in the writings of Stanley C avell , Harold B loom , Richard Poirier, and Irving Howe. ... log in or subscribe to read full text