The full texts of four seminal works by Emerson are presented in this volume: 'Nature, ' 'The American Scholar, ' 'The Divinity School Address, ' and 'The Transcendentalist.' Edward Ericson assesses that impact in his helpful introduction and evaluates anew Emerson's continuing influence on American culture in our century.
The full texts of four seminal works by Emerson are presented in this volume: 'Nature, ' 'The American Scholar, ' 'The Divinity School Address, ' and ...
"Simply the best selection ever made from the spiritual writings of America's most influential sage." -John Buehrens, author of Understanding the Bible 'A guided anthology that takes the reader through Emerson's own spiritual evolution.' -Robert D. Richardson, Jr., author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803n1882) is known best in the twenty-first century as a literary innovator and early architect of American intellectual culture, but his writings still offer spiritual sustenance to the thoughtful reader. The Spiritual Emerson, originally published on the two hundredth...
"Simply the best selection ever made from the spiritual writings of America's most influential sage." -John Buehrens, author of Understanding the Bibl...
This is the first and only comprehensive selection of lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, his era s most prominent American man of letters and one of the foremost architects of our intellectual culture. Based on authoritative texts selected and edited by Ronald A. Bosco and Joel Myerson--the most experienced Emerson editors working today--these twenty-five addresses collectively exemplify the lecture style for which Emerson was famed in his day.
Best known to his contemporaries as a lecturer, Emerson delivered some 1,500 addresses over the course of his career. Because his most important...
This is the first and only comprehensive selection of lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, his era s most prominent American man of letters and one of ...
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The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative t...