Essays

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Xist Publishing, 2015 M04 20 - 347 pages
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Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays are an American classic. These essays explore Emerson's thoughts about transcendentalism and romanticism. Some of the most famous essays in this collection are Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul, Circles, The Poet, Experience, and Politics.
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Contents

Introduction Page LIFE OF EMERSON
CRITICAL OPINIONS
THE LIST OF PRINCIPAL WORKS AMERICAN SCHOLAR 19
SELF RELIANCE 79
FRIENDSHIP 117
HEROISM 139
MANNERS 156
GIFTS 187
SHAKESPEARE 217
PRUDENCE OR THE POET 243
CIRCLES 260
NOTES 279
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TitleEssays
Xist Classics
AuthorRalph Waldo Emerson
PublisherXist Publishing, 2015
ISBN1623958121, 9781623958121
Length347 pages
  
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