Questions to reflect on in your journals

I. In Emerson’s theory, is the poet superior to the reader?

II. As a reader of literature, is your theory of your relationship to an author similar to Emerson’s?

III. If you are a writer of literature, do you perceive your relationship to an audience in ways similar to or different from Wordsworth and Emerson?

IV. Is Emerson respectful of author’s from times past?

V. Is Emerson’s attitude toward literature of the past similar to or different from attitudes represented in the English department at Messiah (as demonstrated by curriculum, individual classes, etcetera..