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Emerson
The Mind on Fire
by Robert D. Richardson
ISBN: 0520088085
ISBN-13: 9780520088085
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
A biography of Emerson, beginning with the death of his first wife. Richardson's focus is not on Emerson's work or influence, but on the man himself and his daily life.
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"'Emerson: The Mind on Fire' is a seminal book, an intellectual biography on the grand scale; it is one of those rare academic studies I expect to revisit for inspiration as well as for information." -- Jay Parini
-- Times Literary Supplement
"Mr. Richardson merits praise for the clarity of his style....The book is highly readable..." -- David S. Reynolds
-- New York Times Book Review
"...Richardson's 671-page biography of Emerson is a page turner. The adventures are the adventures of a reader. And, of course, a thinker, a writer. The adventure is vivid....I read 'Emerson: The Mind on Fire' with gratitude and admiration." -- Vicki Hearne
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 2.75 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion and literature. The vitality of his writings continue to influence us more than a hundred years after his death. Touching on all aspects of Emerson's life, this biography gives us a rewarding intellectual work that is also a portrait of the whole man. Photos.
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