Compensation and Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Man is his own star. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Probably no writer has so profoundly influenced American philosophy and literature, as did Emerson. Known as The Father of Transcendentalism, he was the focal point of a small group of intellectuals reacting against the orthodoxy of the established religions of his era. As an active lecturer in the early 1830s, he delivered a number of landmark lectures, most notably among them - Compensation and Self-Reliance, in which Emerson fervently declares man's inherent divinity. By positing that the way to realization lay solely within, man can be fulfilled only through one's own self-induced and self-devised efforts. Marked by a deep compassion and insight, Compensation and Self-Reliance rings like a clarion-call - one Emerson intoned steadily throughout his life. Though his last years were marked by a decline in his mental powers, his reputation as one of the outstanding figures of American letters was all but assured by the time of his death. RALPH WALDO EMERSON, 1803-82, was an American poet and essayist. Universally known as the Sage of Concord, Emerson established himself as a leading spokesman of transcendentalism and as a major figure in American literature. His additional works include a series of lectures published as Representative Men (1850), The Conduct of Life (1860), and Society and Solitude (1870).| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781596052802 |
| ISBN 10 | 1596052805 |
| Title | Compensation and Self-Reliance |
| Author | Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Series | Cosimo Classics Philosophy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cosimo Classics |
| Year published | 2005-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 68 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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