Nature and Other Writings - Couverture souple

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0877739854 ISBN 13 : 9780877739852

Editeur : Shambhala Publications Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Emerson Ralph Waldo

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"The mind of Emerson," literary critic Harold Bloom once wrote, "is the mind of America." Indeed, Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays contain some of the most memorable and important expressions of American thought. Generations of readers have been stirred by Emerson's ideal of self-reliance, and his vision of nature as a manifestation of the divine spirit has profoundly influenced American naturalists and environmentalists from Thoreau's time to the present. Poets as diverse as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Allen Ginsberg were inspired by the transcendental flavor of Emerson's work.

This volume brings together selections from Emerson's best-loved writings, particularly drawing upon his early work, which is some of his most poignant. Included are excerpts from Nature, the famous "Divinity School Address," "Self-Reliance," "The Over-Soul," "Compensation," "Spiritual Laws," "The Poet," and "Circles." Several of his most moving poems appear here as well.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803­—1882) was a renowned lecturer and writer, whose ideas on philosophy, religion, and literature influenced many writers, including Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. After an undergraduate career at Harvard, he studied at Harvard Divinity School and became an ordained minister, continuing a long line of ministers in his family. He traveled widely and lectured, and became well known for his publications Essays and Nature.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0877739854
• ISBN 13: 9780877739852
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Turner Peter, Peter Turner