“The essays call into question origins, intention, and cause and effect. As this collection attests, Emerson is as important in an age of globalization as he was in an age of colonization. . . . Recommended.”—Choice
“The longing to be, not inter- or between-nations, but in some deep sense beyond the limits of nationhood, prevails throughout the book. But while this book does not offer a coherent perspective, it invigorates by means of sudden discoveries, cross-connections, overlaps, and gaps, as each of these "prismatic" essays reflects the question afresh.”—Review 19
“These essays add to our understanding of Emerson and his afterlife, and they demonstrate there is much yet to learn about his relationship with England, but they accrue still more value by broadening the cartography of Emerson studies to such an extent.”—American Literary History