{"product_id":"ralph-waldo-emerson-prentiss-clark-9781476677606","title":"Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e In his 1837 speech \"The American Scholar,\" Ralph Waldo Emerson noted, \"life is our dictionary,\" encapsulating a body of work that reached well beyond the American 19th century. This comprehensive study explores Emerson as a preacher, poet, philosopher, lecturer, essayist and editor. There are nearly 100 entries on individual texts and their personal, historical and literary contexts. Emerson's work is placed within his relationships with family members, fellow Transcendentalists and transatlantic friends, and his commitment to ethics, self-culture and social change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book provides the fullest possible exploration of Emerson's writing and philosophy. Far ahead of his own time, the man enthusiastically questioned institutions, communities, friendships, history, individuality and contemporaneous approaches to environmental stewardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prentiss Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476677603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476677606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 6.93w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Prentiss Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079811657983,"sku":"9781476677606","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_983c25f6-30d0-45ad-b523-68fd28542782.jpg?v=1685483282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ralph-waldo-emerson-prentiss-clark-9781476677606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}