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Self-Reliance and Other Essays - cover

Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson, A to z Classics

Publisher: ATOZ Classics

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Summary

Essayist, poet, and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) propounded a transcendental idealism emphasizing self-reliance, self-culture, and individual expression. The six essays and one address included in this volume, selected from Essays, First Series (1841) and Essays, Second Series (1844), offer a representative sampling of his views outlining that moral idealism as well as a hint of the later skepticism that colored his thought.
Contents : 
Essays (First Series)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
History
Self-Reliance
Compensation
Spiritual Laws
Love
Friendship
Prudence
Heroism
The Over-Soul
Circles
Intellect
Art
Essays (Second Series)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Poet
Experience
Character
Manners
Gifts
Nature
Politics
Nominalist and Realist
New England Reformers
Available since: 08/01/2019.

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