Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Name: Essays and English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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By Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf.
Volume V features two collections from American poet and philosopher RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882): Essays-on such topics as "The American Scholar," "Self-Reliance," "Friendship," "Heroism," and more-and English Traits, in which he examines the British character as gathered from his travels in England.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 500
Release Date:: 2010-02-01
Publication Date:: 2010-02-01
Publisher:: Cosimo Classics
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1616400617
ISBN13:: 9781616400613
Weight:: 699 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 29 cm

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