Emerson and Self-Reliance

by George Kateb and George Kateb Princeton University

Book Overview

During much of his life in the early 1800s, Ralph Waldo Emerson was considered as a radical thinker. His opposition to established religious opinion and to slavery was scandalous. It was Emersons deep commitment to individualism that is at the root of his disdain. His articulation of individualism is constant, whether aimed against the group mind or institutional constrictions. Kateb has written this book to bring Emerson into our conception of modernity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803938675
• ISBN13: 9780803938670
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"