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William Henry Channing, “Introduction” to the Present (September 1843)
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Abstract
WILLIAM HENRY CHANNING (1810 — 1884), nephew of the Reverend Channing and cousin of the poet Ellery Channing, was one of the most active social reformers among the Transcendentalists. In his “Ode” inscribed to Channing, Emerson called him the “evil time’s sole patriot.” He was an active supporter of Brook Farm and other communitarian ventures, edited reform journals, and wrote a biography of his uncle. While the Present lasted for fewer than eight months, Channing’s introduction very nicely articulates the high hopes many Transcendentalists had for contemporary reform.
Title: William Henry Channing, “Introduction” to the Present (September 1843)
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Abstract
WILLIAM HENRY CHANNING (1810 — 1884), nephew of the Reverend Channing and cousin of the poet Ellery Channing, was one of the most active social reformers among the Transcendentalists.
In his “Ode” inscribed to Channing, Emerson called him the “evil time’s sole patriot.
” He was an active supporter of Brook Farm and other communitarian ventures, edited reform journals, and wrote a biography of his uncle.
While the Present lasted for fewer than eight months, Channing’s introduction very nicely articulates the high hopes many Transcendentalists had for contemporary reform.
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