Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures / Essays: First and Second Series / Representative Men / English Traits / The Conduct of Life (Library of America)
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0940450151
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450158
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Synopsis
A new, wide-ranging selection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's most influential writings, this edition captures the essence of American Transcendentalism and illustrates the breadth of one of America's greatest philosophers and poets.The writings featured here show Emerson as a protester against social conformity, a lover of nature, an activist for the rights of women and slaves, and a poet of great sensitivity. As explored in this volume, Emersonian thought is a unique blend of belief in individual freedom and in humility before the power of nature. "I become a transparent eyeball," Emerson wrote in Nature, "I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God." Written over a century ago, this passage is a striking example of the passion and originality of Emerson's ideas, which continue to serve as a spiritual center and an ideological base for modern thought.From the Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060686
- Title
- Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures / Essays: First and Second Series / Representative Men / English Traits / The Conduct of Life (Library of America)
- Author
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0940450151
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450158
- Publisher
- The Library of America
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 1150
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