| The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Contributor(s): Emerson, Ralph Waldo (Author), Atkinson, Brooks (Editor), Oliver, Mary (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0679783229 ISBN-13: 9780679783220 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American Scholar." As one of the architects of the transcendentalist movement, Emerson embraced a philosophy that championed the individual, emphasized independent thought, and prized "the splendid labyrinth of one's own perceptions." More than any writer of his time, he forged a style distinct from his European predecessors and embodied and defined what it meant to be an American. Matthew Arnold called Emerson's essays "the most important work done in prose." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 814.3 |
| LCCN: 00040204 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.85" H x 5.1" W x 8.03" (1.36 lbs) 880 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Introduction by Mary Oliver Commentary by Henry James, Robert Frost, Matthew Arnold, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Henry David Thoreau The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American Scholar." As one of the architects of the transcendentalist movement, Emerson embraced a philosophy that championed the individual, emphasized independent thought, and prized "the splendid labyrinth of one's own perceptions." More than any writer of his time, he forged a style distinct from his European predecessors and embodied and defined what it meant to be an American. Matthew Arnold called Emerson's essays "the most important work done in prose." INCLUDES A MODERN LIBRARY READING GROUP GUIDE |