Ralph Waldo Emerson

Description

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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Other Editions

• Ralph Waldo Emerson: Selected EssaysAudio CassetteBooks On Tape1997-01-01
• Ralph Waldo EmersonBritish & Foreign Unitarian Association1902-01-01
• Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican Unitarian Assn.1904-01-01
• Ralph Waldo Emerson.Benn1921-01-01
• Ralph Waldo Emerson.Simon & Schuster1927-01-01
• Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican book company1934-01-01