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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789048103321

Autore

Emerson Ralph Waldo <1803-1882>

Titolo

Essays - First Series [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, : The Floating Press, 2009

ISBN

1-77556-579-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

811.3

814.3

Soggetti

American essays -- 19th century

American essays

American poetry -- 19th century

Essays

Nash, John Henry, 1871-1947 -- Biography

Nash, John Henry, 1871-1947

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; History.; Self-reliance.; Compensation.; Spiritual Laws.; Love.; Friendship.; Prudence.; Heroism.; The Over-soul.; Circles.; Intellect.; Art.; Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

American essayist, philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) lead Transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century and greatly influenced the later New Thought movement. Summing up his work, Emerson said that his primary principle was ""the infinitude of the private man"", and advised to ""make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."" His First Series collects together the following 12 essays: History , Self-Reliance ...