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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 Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 24/04/2003
    ISBN13: 9780142437629, 978-0142437629
    ISBN10: 014243762X
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    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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