Amos Bronson Alcott (Amos Bronson Alcott), often his name is transcribed as Amos ( October 29, 1799 , Walcott, Connecticut - March 4, 1888 , Concord , Massachusetts ) - teacher, philosopher, poet, essayist.
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Born into a poor farm family. Educated as a self-taught person. It became early to earn a living working as a roving merchant in the southern states.
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Teaching activities
Under the influence of his uncle, who was the principal of the school in Cheshire, he chose the teaching path, and since 1823 he taught. In 1834, he opened his school in Boston (Temple School). He summarized his teaching experience in books:
- Observations on Principles and Methods of Infant Instruction, 1830
- “Conversations with Children on the Gospels” (Conversations with Children on the Gospels, 1836–1837).
The second of these books was criticized - he was accused of "assault on theology" and of corrupting young minds. His school was closed in 1838.
Philosophical School
In 1840, Alcott and his family moved to Concord , Massachusetts , where, along with his friend R.W. Emerson, he became one of the founders of the Transcendental Club . Amos built a large wooden barn near his home, set up rude chairs and benches, and called it the Philosophical School. Members of the circle often gathered there, which also included G. D. Toro , M. Fuller , T. Parker , S. H. Whitman , N. Hawthorne, and others. He described this time in books:
- Orphic Sayings, published in the Dyel magazine in 1840.
- “Concord days. Memories of Concord ”(Concord Days, Recollections of That Place).
- Table Talk (Table Talk, 1877)
Late Publications
Alcott was also the author of poetry collections:
- “Sonnets and Canzonets” (Sonnets and Canzonets, 1882)
- "New Connecticut" (New Connecticut, 1887)
In 1938, excerpts from Alcott's diaries were published, in which there are about 30 thousand pages.
Family
Daughter - children's writer Louise May Alcott . The third part of the Concord Sonata by Charles Ives is dedicated to them, father and daughter.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
Literature
- US writers. Brief creative biographies. Compilation and general edition by Y. Zasursky, G. Zlobin, Yu. Kovalev. M., Rainbow, 1990.