


The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
33 €
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."
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 12 Sept 2000
Dimensions: 203 x 134 x 46 mm
ISBN: 9780679783220