Essays: First Series - Couverture souple

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1646795180 ISBN 13 : 9781646795185

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 1841

Synopsis

"Within man is the soul of the whole; The wise silence; The universal beauty."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays

Essays: First Series (1841) is a collection of essays drafted early in Emerson's career as a writer. In them, he elaborates on the ideas that emerged following approximately fifteen years spent studying philosophy, religion, and literature and formulating a set of beliefs that laid the foundation for the American transcendental movement. This collection contains the following twelve essays: "Art," "Circles," "Compensation," "Friendship," "Heroism," "History," "Intellect," "Love," "Prudence," "Self-Reliance," "Spiritual Laws," and "The Over-Soul." These are also available as individual publications from Cosimo Classics.

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À propos de l?auteur

RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882) was an American poet and essayist. Universally known as the Sage of Concord, Emerson established himself as a leading spokesman of transcendentalism and as a major figure in American literature. His additional works include a series of lectures published as Representative Men (1850), The Conduct of Life (1860), and Society and Solitude (1870).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 1841
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1646795180
• ISBN 13: 9781646795185
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
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• Personne responsable: non disponible