Essays & lectures
by
 
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.

Title
Essays & lectures

Author
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.

ISBN
9780940450158
 
9780521261173

Personal Author
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.

Uniform Title
Prose works. Selections

Publication Information
New York : Literary Classics of the U.S. : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press, ©1983.

Physical Description
1321 pages ; 21 cm.

Series
The Library of America
 
Library of America.

General Note
Spine title: Essays and lectures.
 
"Joel Porte wrote the notes and selected the texts for this volume"--Leaf ff. title page.

Contents
Nature. Nature ; Commodity ; Beauty ; Language ; Discipline ; Idealism ; Spirit ; Prospects -- Addresses -- Lectures -- Essays, first series. History ; Self-reliance ; Compensation ; Spiritual Laws ; Love ; Friendship ; Prudence ; Heroism ; The Over-soul ; Circles ; Intellect ; Art -- Essays, second series. The poet ; Experience ; Character ; Manners ; Gifts ; Nature ; Politics ; Nominalist and realist ; New England reformers : lecture at Amory Hall -- Representative men. Uses of great men ; Plato, or, The philosopher ; Swedenborg, or, The mystic ; Montaigne, or, The skeptic ; Shakespeare, or, The poet ; Napoleon, or, The man of the world ; Goethe, or, The writer -- English traits. First visit to England ; Voyage to England ; Land ; Race ; Ability ; Manners ; Truth ; Character ; Cockayne ; Wealth ; Aristocracy ; Universities ; Religion ; Literature ; The "Times" ; Stonehenge ; Personal ; Result ; Speech at Manchester -- The conduct of life. Fate ; Power ; Wealth ; Culture ; Behavior ; Worship ; Considerations by the way ; Beauty ; Illusions -- Uncollected prose. The Lord's supper ; Dial essays.

Abstract
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.

Subject Term
American literature.

Added Author
Porte, Joel.

Added Title
Essays and lectures.
 
Nature.
 
Representative men.
 
English traits.
 
Conduct of life.

Electronic Access
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