Ralph Waldo Emerson: Selected Essays, Lectures and Poems

Author: Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Brand: Penguin

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reissue

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Number Of Pages: 416

Release Date: 01-02-1996

model number: 9780553213881

Part Number: 9780553213881

Details: A new, wide-ranging selection of Ralph Waldo Emerson ;s most influential writings, this edition captures the essence of American Transcendentalism and illustrates the breadth of one of America ;s greatest philosophers and poets. The writings featured here show Emerson as a protester against social conformity, a lover of nature, an activist for the rights of women and slaves, and a poet of great sensitivity. As explored in this volume, Emersonian thought is a unique blend of belief in individual freedom and in humility before the power of nature. “I become a transparent eyeball,” Emerson wrote in Nature, “I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. ” Written over a century ago, this passage is a striking example of the passion and originality of Emerson ;s ideas, which continue to serve as a spiritual center and an ideological base for modern thought.

EAN: 9780553213881

Package Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English