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Emerson's prose is his triumph, both as eloquence and as insight. After Shakespeare, it matches anything else in the language.
-Harold Bloom

Here are Ralph Waldo Emerson's classic essays, including the exhortation to Self-Reliance, the embattled realizations... Read Full Overview

This complete collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays offers the towering wisdom and intellectual prowess of the author in hardcover. This edition contains both series of Emerson's most famous essays, filled with quotable passages concerning different aspects of life. Herein... Read Full Overview

The present edition of Emerson's "Essays" contains both his "First Series", published in 1841 and the "Second Series", published in 1844. These 21 essays represent the core of Emerson's thinking, and the heart of Transcendentalism.Essays included are: "History," "Self-Reliance,"... Read Full Overview

Essays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1841, concerning transcendentalism. This book contains: "History" "Self-Reliance" "Compensation" "Spiritual Laws" "Love" "Friendship" "Prudence" "Heroism" "The Over-Soul" "Circles" "Intellect"... Read Full Overview

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882), known professionally as Waldo Emerson, was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview