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Nature is a work by Ralph Waldo Emerson now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

Our age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers. It writes biographies, histories, and criticism. The foregoing generations beheld God and nature face to face; we, through their eyes. Why should not we also enjoy an original relation to the universe? Why should... Read Full Overview

"The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship" Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature is perhaps the greatest original work of philosophy written by an American. This edition includes over 20 photographs and a foreword on the origin and significance the book. Published by American Renaissance Books; see our other books at AmericanRenaissanceBooks.com... Read Full Overview

Ralph Waldo Emerson's NATURE is perhaps the greatest original work of philosophy written by an American. This special edition of NATURE includes over 20 stunning full color photographs and a foreword on the origin and significance the book. These features--and more--make this... Read Full Overview

"To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again." -Ralph Waldo Emerson; Nature

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"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that promotes a non-traditional appreciation of nature. This is a beautiful philosophical work that has been loved and appretiated by many for generations.Any profits generated from... Read Full Overview

In 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet published Nature that set forth the foundation transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. We formatted the book for an easy reading experience if you... Read Full Overview

The classic series of essays including Nature, Commodity, Beauty, Language, Discipline, Idealism, Spirit, and Prospects.

Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, is a superb nature essay and a philosophical interpretation of nature and how it influences man physically and spiritually. Emerson's writing is redolent with the wonder of the true romantic, but never sinks to the level of maudlin fluff.In... Read Full Overview

In "Nature", Emerson lays out and attempts to solve an abstract problem: that humans do not fully accept nature's beauty. He writes that people are distracted by the demands of the world, whereas nature gives but humans fail to reciprocate. The essay consists of eight sections:... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and published by James Munroe and Company in 1836. In this essay Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that... Read Full Overview

Originally published anonymously, Nature was the first modern essay to recommend the appreciation of the outdoors as an all-encompassing positive force. Emerson's writings were recognized as uniquely American in style and content, and launched the idea of going for... Read Full Overview