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Essays & Poems - Library of America College Editions

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harold Bloom, Joel Porte

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Essays & Poems - Library of America College Editions
Essays & Poems - Library of America College Editions

Timeless reflections in poetry and prose.

If you're inclined to dive into American literature's depths, this collection is a genuine trove of cultural insights. It brings together the poignant voices and sagacious words of authors whose thoughts continue to resonate. The essays and poems within are not just readings but conversations with history, providing a comforting sense of shared human experience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harold Bloom, Joel Porte
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ISBN: 9781883011321
Authors: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harold Bloom, Joel Porte
Publisher: Library of America
Date of Publication: 1996-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Nature, Philosophy, History
Related Topics: Essays, Classics, History
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 13509 readers)

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Emerson's enduring power is apparent everywhere in American literature: there is scarcely a writer or philosopher who has not been touched by his vision. The first volume of his writing in The Library of America covers his most productive period and encompasses his richest and most important works. Here in their entirety are the books that established Emerson's colossal reputation as our most eloquent champion of individualism and as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures; Essays, First and Second Series; Representative Men; and The Conduct of Life. Emerson's remarkable poetic gifts are represented by his published volumes and the best of the astonishing poems from his manuscripts, journals, and notebooks. No other volume conveys so fully the exhilaration and exploratory energy of perhaps America's greatest writer.
 

Timeless reflections in poetry and prose.

If you're inclined to dive into American literature's depths, this collection is a genuine trove of cultural insights. It brings together the poignant voices and sagacious words of authors whose thoughts continue to resonate. The essays and poems within are not just readings but conversations with history, providing a comforting sense of shared human experience.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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