Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance, The Original 1841 Essay /anglais - Couverture rigide

Ralph, Waldo Emerson

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ISBN 10 : 0500024472 ISBN 13 : 9780500024478

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

Self-Reliance, 9780500024478

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À propos de l'auteur

Jessica Helfand is is an artist, designer, and writer. She grew up in Paris and New York City, and was educated at Yale University, where she taught for more than two decades. A founding editor of Design Observer, she is the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism, including Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture; Design: The Invention of Desire; and Face: A Visual Odyssey.

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When Ralph Waldo Emerson published what is probably his most famous essay in 1841, drawing from a lecture he had given a few years earlier, it was in the aftermath of the calamitous financial collapse of 1837. His positive vision for the power of individualism and personal responsibility was issued in a climate filled with panic and uncertainty and at a time when the values of society and humanity were in the process of being reformed.

It is less than once in a generation that events reshape our world and our thinking, and it is in such times that we should be reminded of the timeless works that offer us reassurance, provide inspiration when surrounded by pessimism, give trust when scepticism is everywhere. To suggest that the richest lives are lived with an independent mind, spirit and creativity surely deserves to be celebrated. Emerson’s text is widely available to read online, but this new edition, produced with Design Observer, elevates his wisdom through the printed word. It is needed perhaps now more than ever when circumstances, information and connections can vanish before our eyes.

As Emerson wrote in 'Self-Reliance', and which resonates as strongly now, ‘The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks. See the line from a sufficient distance, and it straightens itself to the average tendency. Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing.'

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: français
• ISBN 10: 0500024472
• ISBN 13: 9780500024478
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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