Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily LivingRichard Whelan Harmony/Rodale, 1991 M11 5 - 208 pages A finely honed abridgement of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson's work, revealing him to be one of America's wisest teachers. |
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... essay much more intense , and an understand- ing much clearer , than I could get if I read the entire essay . Here was the essence of Emerson , and the pas- sages cohered as if nothing had been omitted . I came to think of the essays as ...
... essay much more intense , and an understand- ing much clearer , than I could get if I read the entire essay . Here was the essence of Emerson , and the pas- sages cohered as if nothing had been omitted . I came to think of the essays as ...
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... Essays : First Series ( originally published in 1841 simply as Essays ) is based primarily on the sec- ond edition of that work ( 1847 ) , for which Emerson had carefully revised and corrected the first edition . In revising his text ...
... Essays : First Series ( originally published in 1841 simply as Essays ) is based primarily on the sec- ond edition of that work ( 1847 ) , for which Emerson had carefully revised and corrected the first edition . In revising his text ...
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... essays . I have also added a lecture , " The Transcenden- talist , " which is not usually included in editions of Emerson's Essays . Emerson originally published " The Transcendentalist " in his book Nature ; Addresses , and Lectures ...
... essays . I have also added a lecture , " The Transcenden- talist , " which is not usually included in editions of Emerson's Essays . Emerson originally published " The Transcendentalist " in his book Nature ; Addresses , and Lectures ...
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