EssaysOpen Road Media, 2016 M03 15 - 262 pages The major works of one of the nineteenth century’s most influential philosophers In the early days of the American experiment, as the states spread across the continent and the young nation was reshaped by the Industrial Revolution, no intellectual held more power than Ralph Waldo Emerson. The leading light of the Transcendentalists, Emerson spent his life devising a uniquely American philosophy, a worldview as suited to the bustling docks of Boston as it is to the endless expanses of the West. Through lectures, letters, and essays, Emerson helped a nation discover its identity. In this collection, which includes such monumental essays as “Nature,” “Self-Reliance,” and “The American Scholar,” Emerson brilliantly articulates his philosophy of individualism and nonconformity. An inspiration to Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, and countless other literary and political figures, Emerson exerted a profound influence that continues to be felt more than a century after his death. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. |
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... talent seems to have been in giving new meaning to the old truths of religion. One of his hearers has said: “In looking back on his preaching I find he has impressed truths to which I always assented in such a manner LIFE OF EMERSON ...
... talent seems to have been in giving new meaning to the old truths of religion. One of his hearers has said: “In looking back on his preaching I find he has impressed truths to which I always assented in such a manner LIFE OF EMERSON ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. truths to which I always assented in such a manner as to make them appear new, like a clearer revelation.” Although his sermons were always couched in scriptural language, they were touched with the light of that ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. truths to which I always assented in such a manner as to make them appear new, like a clearer revelation.” Although his sermons were always couched in scriptural language, they were touched with the light of that ...
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... manners. Oliver Wendell Holmes has described him in this wise: “His personal appearance was that of the typical New ... manner was very quiet, his smile was pleasant, but he did not like explosive laughter any better than Hawthorne did ...
... manners. Oliver Wendell Holmes has described him in this wise: “His personal appearance was that of the typical New ... manner was very quiet, his smile was pleasant, but he did not like explosive laughter any better than Hawthorne did ...
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... manner of communicating himself . He inspires me with courage and confidence . He has read and seen but conceals the labor . I meet in his works plenty of familiar facts , but he does not employ them to figure up anew the old worn - out ...
... manner of communicating himself . He inspires me with courage and confidence . He has read and seen but conceals the labor . I meet in his works plenty of familiar facts , but he does not employ them to figure up anew the old worn - out ...
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