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Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, the famed philosopher unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called for harmony with, rather than domestication of, nature, and for a reliance on individual integrity, rather than on materialistic institutions, is echoed in many of the great American philosophical and literary works of his time and ours, and has given an impetus to modern political and social activism.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0141042486
ISBN13:9780141042480
Release Date:October 2009
Publisher:Penguin Books
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.3" x 7.1"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Classic. Inspirational blend of nature and spirit
Published by Classic , 5 years ago
Emerson pure transcendental philosophy. Most enjoyable in subject , descriptions and depth
Beautiful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This was a good introduction to emerson. It's a small book, and far from a complete collection of his works, but it includes some of his most famous and moving essays as well as a few of his poems. This was my first reading of emerson, and at first, I didn't care too much for him. But after reading it a second time, I understood more clearly his message, and it began to grow on me. In fact, I've since purchased a complete collection of his writings as this book left me hungry for more. Even though this other book contains everything this book has, plus more, I am still glad I bought this book. It's nice to have a little pocket sized collection of his greatest hits. "The young man reveres men of genius, because, to speak truly, they are more himself than he is. They receive of the soul as he also receives, but they more."
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
An exquisite pocket sized edition. Emerson, as always, will stun you with his prose style rhetoric. "I am God in nature; I am a weed by the wall."
Nature and Other Writings
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Emerson is a genious. His words in this small edition are just as sweet and easily accessable. It is handy to have a small version to keep close at all times. Everytime I look at the night sky I think of a quote of Emerson, "But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile." That alone is a reason to own the work of Emerson.
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