A dramatic re-creation of the New England Renaissance produced at Boston University.,A dramatic re-creation of the New England Renaissance produced at Boston University. In this part of the series, the Transcendentalists are viewed from the perspective of 1954, when this program was recorded.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden:
High thoughts-simple living
The conditions under which the Renaissance took place; background material on the Transcendentalists.
Brook Farm revisited
Brook Farm as it is today. Tour conducted by Reverend Harold Arnold, former pastor of the church where Theodore Parker preached.
Family traditions
Interviews with direct descendants of Emerson and Amos Bronson Alcott on family memories and traditions.
Revolt against materialism
Explanation of Transcendental philosophy and its roots. Selections from works of Parker, Thoreau and Emerson.
Like a little heaven
The story of the Brook Farm experiment in West Roxbury and the Fruitlands experiment in the town of Harvard, Massachusetts.
High thoughts-simple living
The conditions under which the Renaissance took place; background material on the Transcendentalists.
Be ashamed to die
The activities of Amos Bronson Alcott and Horace Mann in the education field. Features re-creation of Alcott's Temple School in Boston based on authentic "conversations."
Within myself an immense force
The activities and personality of Margaret Fuller; background information in regard to the Dial and Conversations of the Transcendentalists.
Little strangeness between us
This program focuses on the story of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Topics include his friends and his literary contributions; Elizabeth Peabody's Bookstore; and minor Transcendentalists.
Brook Farm revisited
Brook Farm as it is today. Tour conducted by Reverend Harold Arnold, former pastor of the church where Theodore Parker preached.