The Spirit Leads: Margaret Fuller in Her Own Words - Softcover

Barry M. Andrews

9781558965652: The Spirit Leads: Margaret Fuller in Her Own Words

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558965653 ISBN 13: 9781558965652

Publisher: Skinner House Books, 2010

Commemorates the bicentennial of Margaret Fuller's birth with a dynamic collection of excerpts from her writings. Includes an overview of Fuller's life and legacy and a list of recommended resources. A contemporary of Emerson and Thoreau and a leading public intellectual of her time, Margaret Fuller, a lifelong Unitarian, has yet to be elevated by history to the status of her peers. But her impact on the leading Transcendentalists of the day as a religious radical, political revolutionary, social reformer and forceful advocate of women's rights remains significant, even today. In addition to serving as editor of the Transcendentalist magazine, the Dial, and writing her manifesto Woman in the Nineteenth Century, Fuller was a transnational, cosmopolitan figure whose work and influence transcend the provincialism of New England and nineteenth-century American culture.

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About the Author:

Barry Andrews is a leading authority on the Transcendentalist movement. His books include Emerson as Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Emerson's Essays for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion and Thoreau as Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Walden for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion.

Review:

Barry Andrews is pre-eminent in making our Transcendentalist forebears present to us. Here he introduces the wide-ranging genius of Margaret Fuller, and offers a rich selection of pertinent words from her public and private writings. --Gordon Gibson, president, Unitarian Universalist Historical Society

In eight concise themes, Editor Barry Andrews provides the reader with a cohesive sampling of the best writing Margaret Fuller gave to the world. Our spirits will be enriched as we read and our own humble writing will be given deeper meaning. Her search for meaning and purpose gives light to what we are searching for in our lives. --Elizabeth M. Strong, consulting minister, First Parish Church, Ashby, MA

What a great resource! The combination of biographical sketch, commentary on her spiritual and intellectual development, and her own words makes this slim volume an excellent starting place for those who wish to understand why Margaret Fuller matters even today. The timing its publication to coincide with her Bicentennial will encourage engagement with her ideas and empower readers to continue her legacy of inspiring people to think independently, learn through dialogue, believe in the equality of all people, and be open to change. --Rev. Dr. Dorothy May Emerson, Co-chair, Margaret Fuller Bicentennial Committee

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