Emerson's Essays: The First and Second Series Complete - Nature, Self-Reliance, Friendship, Compensation, Oversoul and Other Great Works (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781387780525)

This complete collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays offers the towering wisdom and intellectual prowess. This edition contains Emerson's most famous essays, filled with quotable passages concerning different aspects of humanity and life. Herein are famous texts such as Nature and The Oversoul, free of embellishments or abridgement. Owing to their unique style, the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson have found an appreciative and admiring audience for two centuries. Seen by many as the guiding light for the individualist philosophy that was to underpin the astonishing growth of the United States, Emerson's essays are a superb demonstration of the rigorous thought and intellectual contributions he made to the world around him. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a tireless and diligent public intellectual who would deliver over 1500 lectures over the course of his career, educating thousands of people within academia and wider society about his beliefs, principles and personal philosophy.

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
ISBN-10: 1387780522
ISBN-13: 9781387780525
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2018
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d