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Essays and English traits

Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23, 1803. He toured Europe, passing through Italy, Switzerland, and France to Britain, and visiting Landor, Coleridge, Wordsworth, and most important of all, Carlyle, with whom he laid the foundation of a life-long friendship. At the time of Emerson's death, he was recognized as the foremost writer and thinker of his country. The spirit and ideas which constitute the essence of his teaching are fully expressed in the essays contained in this volume and belong to the earlier half of his literary activity. This one volume provides a complete view of the philosophy of one of the greatest American thinkers
Print Book, English, 1909
P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, New York, 1909
Essay
474 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
7369341
The American scholar
An address
Man the reformer
Self-reliance
Compensation
Friendship
Heroism
The over-soul
Circles
The poet
Character
Manners
Gifts
Nature
Politics
New England reformers
Worship
Beauty
English traits
"The five foot shelf of books."