Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays: First and Second Series: A Library of America Paperback Classic

Name: Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays: First and Second Series: A Library of America Paperback Classic
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By Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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A compilation of the best essays written by the father of transcendentalism, with selections from Emerson's lectures on history, art, politics, and more In the words of Harold Bloom, "Emerson's prose is his triumph, both as eloquence and as insight. After Shakespeare, it matches anything else in the language." Here are Ralph Waldo Emerson's classic essays, including the exhortation to "Self-Reliance," the embattled realizations of "Circles" and "Experience," and the groundbreaking achievement of "Nature." Our most eloquent champion of individualism, Emerson acknowledges at the same time the countervailing pressures of society in American life. Even as he extols what he calls "the great and crescive self," he dramatizes and records its vicissitudes. Also gathered here are his wide-ranging discourses on history, art, politics, friendship, love, and much more. For almost thirty years, The Library of America has presented America's best and most significant writing in acclaimed hardcover editions. Now, a new series, Library of America Paperback Classics, offers attractive and affordable books that bring The Library of America's authoritative texts within easy reach of every reader. Each book features an introductory essay by a leading writer, as well as a detailed chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the choice and history of the text, and notes.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 416
Release Date:: 2010-08-05
Publication Date:: 2010-08-31
Publisher:: Library of America
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1598530844
ISBN13:: 9781598530841
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 402 g
Height:: 131 cm
Width:: 206 cm
Thickness:: 22 cm

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