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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson – Volume III - cover

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson – Volume III

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Publisher: Greenbooks Editore

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist 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 pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
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