Ralph Waldo Emerson

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This version of Nature is an 1843 revision to the popular essay written and published in 1836. In the original essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, and suggested that reality can be understood by studying nature. Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define how humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication...

2) Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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In 1834, Emerson, formerly a Unitarian minister, began a new career as a public lecturer. Many of these lectures formed the source material for his essays. Nature (1836), his first published work, contained the essence of his transcendental philosophy, which views the world of natural phenomena as a sort of symbol of the inner life and emphasizes individual freedom and self-reliance. Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson is a collection of twelve of his most...

3) Essays, first series

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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This collection of the first series of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson collects some of the classic thoughts of this important American and leader of the Transcendentalist movement. Contained in this volume are the following essays: History, Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellect, and Art.

4) The Selected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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This comprehensive collection of Emerson's work includes his Address to Harvard Divinity College, his poetry, and the famous essays 'Self-Reliance' (Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist), 'Compensation', 'The Poet', and his study of the English national character, English Traits, which earned him much admiration in England. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a philosopher and poet who developed the concept of New England Transcendentalism, a form of...

5) The essential writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Modern Library classics

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American essayist, lecturer, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson was a champion of individualism and major critic of the prevailing society of his time. Emerson forwarded his ideology by publishing dozens of essays and giving over 1500 lectures in the United States during his lifetime. Emerson's philosophy did not espouse any specific tenets but rather promoted generally the principles of individuality, freedom,...

6) Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

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Disseminating his genius through celebrated essays and the hundreds of public lectures he gave across the United States, Ralph Waldo Emerson led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century and was lionised as a champion of individualism and a staunch critic of the countervailing pressures of society. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature's finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete

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7) Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays: First and Second Series: A Library of America Paperback Classic

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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A compilation of the best essays written by the father of transcendentalism, with selections from Emerson’s lectures on history, art, politics, and more
In the words of Harold Bloom, “Emerson's prose is his triumph, both as eloquence and as insight. After Shakespeare, it matches anything else in the language.” Here are Ralph Waldo Emerson's classic essays, including the exhortation to “Self-Reliance,”

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