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'The Best of Nations'? Race and Imperial Destinies in Emerson's English Traits

Abstract:This articles analyses Ralph Waldo Emerson's "English Traits," with particular emphasis on Emerson's ideas on race and national identity. It begins with a discussion of the transatlantic critical reception of Emerson's text and goes on to discuss the structure of "English Traits" and how it conforms to and diverges from the conventions of nineteenth-century travel writing. It then examines the impact of theories of race as set forth by writers such as Robert Chambers and Robert Knox on Emerson's thought regarding the development of American national character.