A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson with James Marcus

James Marcus is an editor, translator, and critic who has written and lectured widely on Emerson. His essays and criticism have appeared in leading publications such as The New Yorker, the Times Literary Supplement, and Harper’s Magazine. In this episode we discuss his recently released biography of Emerson, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Book link: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691254333/glad-to-the-brink-of-fear ---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/HermitixpodcastSupport Hermitix:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitixDonations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74