Representative Men [electronic resource] : Seven Lectures
Ralph Waldo Emerson2007
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Introduction by Brenda Wineapple
In 1845 Ralph Waldo Emerson began a series of lectures and writings in which he
limned six figures who embodied the principles and aspirations of a still-young
American republic. Emerson offers timeless meditations on the value of
individual greatness, reconnecting readers with the everyday virtues of his
"Representative Men": Plato, in whose writings are contained "the culture of
nations"; Emanuel Swedenborg, a "rich discoverer" who strove to unite the
scientific and spiritual planes; Michel de Montaigne, "the frankest and
honestest of all writers"; William Shakespeare, who "wrote the text of modern
life"; Napoleon Bonaparte, who had the "virtues and vices" of common men writ
large; and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who "in conversation, in calamity...finds
new materials."
This Modern Library Paperback Classic reflects the author's corrections for an
1876 reprinting.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Main title:
Representative Men [electronic resource] : Seven Lectures / Ralph Waldo Emerson
Author:
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Modern Library, 2007
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (192 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780307431691
Language:
English
BRN:
435741
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