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Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. This title introduces fifteen of Emerson's most significant writings.

Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Suggestions for Further Reading 29
A Note on the Text 31

Essays

  1. Nature 1836 35

  2. The American Scholar 1837 83

  3. An Address Delivered Before the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge 1838 107

  4. Man the Reformer 1841 129

  5. History (Essays, First Series) 1841 149

  6. Self-Reliance (Essays, First Series) 1841 175

  7. The Over-Soul (Essays, First Series) 1841 205

  8. Circles (Essays, First Series) 1841 225

  9. The Transcendentalist 1842 239

  10. The Poet (Essays, Second Series) 1844 259

  11. Experience (Essays, Second Series) 1844 285

  12. Montaigne; Or, the Skeptic (Representative Men) 1850 313

  13. Napoleon; Or, the Man of the World (Representative Men) 1850 337

  14. Fate (The Conduct of Life) 1860 361

  15. Thoreau 1862 393

Nature and Selected Essays

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 24 April 2003
      ISBN-13 9780142437629
      978-0142437629
      ISBN-10 014243762X
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      Biography Books by Ralph Waldo Emerson

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, Ralph Waldo Emerson unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. This title introduces fifteen of Emerson's most significant writings.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 7
      Suggestions for Further Reading 29
      A Note on the Text 31

      Essays

      1. Nature 1836 35

      2. The American Scholar 1837 83

      3. An Address Delivered Before the Senior Class in Divinity College, Cambridge 1838 107

      4. Man the Reformer 1841 129

      5. History (Essays, First Series) 1841 149

      6. Self-Reliance (Essays, First Series) 1841 175

      7. The Over-Soul (Essays, First Series) 1841 205

      8. Circles (Essays, First Series) 1841 225

      9. The Transcendentalist 1842 239

      10. The Poet (Essays, Second Series) 1844 259

      11. Experience (Essays, Second Series) 1844 285

      12. Montaigne; Or, the Skeptic (Representative Men) 1850 313

      13. Napoleon; Or, the Man of the World (Representative Men) 1850 337

      14. Fate (The Conduct of Life) 1860 361

      15. Thoreau 1862 393

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