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"A comprehensive collection of writings by "the most influential writer of the nineteenth century" (Harold Bloom) Ralph Waldo Emerson's diverse body of work has done more than perhaps any other thinker to shape and define the American mind. Literary giants including Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Walt Whitman were among Emerson's admirers and proteges, while his central text, Nature, singlehandedly engendered an entire spiritual and intellectual movement in transcendentalism. This long-awaited update-the first in more than thirty years-presents the core of Emerson's writings, including Nature and The American Scholar, along with revelatory journal entries, letters, poetry, and a sermon"--
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LibraryThing member briteness
Like probably lot of people, I read an Emerson essay for a high school English class many years ago. I liked it, and actually went out and bought this collection, but I never read much of it, and it sat lonely on the shelf for decades, until just recently I decided to open it up again. Although I
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did like what I read in high school, I had little understanding of just how good Emerson's work really is. Reading his essays now, I understand why he has endured. He was insightful, but lots of people are. What elevates Emerson into another realm is his beautiful, moving prose style. Sometimes I have to stop reading after just one or two paragraphs, or even just one or two sentences, to absorb the beauty and freshness of his writing. Maybe you too are one of those who read Self-Reliance in high school, then nothing more since then, or maybe you only know his name, or just read some quote from him on a greeting card or something. Read an essay right now (you can find them online easily), and understand why Emerson was a great writer. Or, better still, buy this collection or something like it. Everything here is worth reading. So glad I lived long enough to discover Emerson a second time. Show Less
LibraryThing member Jazz1987
When one reads Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings they should keep in mind of three things: nature, God, and New England. All three of these things listed are shown in numerous essays, letters, poems, etc. Another thing that comes to mind is Emerson's politics, he basically was one of several American
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philosophers who was nether a liberal or conservative but more likely a libertarian. Founder of the transcendentalism movement the core ideas seemed to be finding nature in God and the importance of individualism. Show Less
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1946
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720 p.; 7.94 inches
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0140150943 / 9780140150940
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missing dust cover