Emerson and thereau each write in the genre of essay. the word essay comes from latin root exigere, meaning "to examine or test". in what ways is this genre appropriate for the work of both emerson and thoreau?

Both Emerson and Thoreau ideas and essays were empirical.

Explanation:

Termed as transcendentalist, both Emerson and Thoreau, emphasized on rationality, reason, and intellectualism. The performed strategic studies and performed social experiments/testing to back up their beliefs.

They believed that spirituality goes beyond the material world. They both emphasized on being self-reliant, as they thought that humans have the tendency to the tarnished by the society's thoughts and beliefs.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous book "Walden" talks about simplicity in living, self-reliance, spirituality and the various themes of nature. Emerson's essay "nature" suggests that God can be found anywhere in the nature.