Representative Men (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605972428)

Emerson was an American essayist and poet who was a part of the Transcendentalist movement in the nineteenth century. These lectures begun in 1845 explore the principles and hopes of the young United States. The men in this work are Plato, Swednborg, Michel de Montaigne, Shakespeare, von Gothe and Napoleon. These "representative" men embody the virtues Emerson valued.

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
ISBN-10: 1605972428
ISBN-13: 9781605972428
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2008
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.31d