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Larzer Ziff is a research professor of English at Johns Hopkins University who has written extensively on American literary culture.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good intro to Emerson
This book required patience and a dictionary on hand while reading. Which is not a bad thing if you can stick with it. Emerson has some amazing truths to share, he uses a poetic and eloquent style of writing hence the need for patience. Take time to chew on what he’s saying and meditate on it to get the most out of it. He had some revolutionary ideas that are timeless even though they were written over 100 years ago.If you’d like an intro to Transcendentalism and are curious about the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson then I definitely suggest checking this out! It includes the famous “Nature” essay as well as “The American Scholar”, “Man the Reformer”, “History”, “Self Reliance”, “The Oversoul”, “Circles”, “The Transcendentalist”, “The Poet”, “Experience”, “Montaigne”, “Napoleon”, “Fate”, and “Thoreau”.
5.0 out of 5 stars RWEmerson--WOW! What else is there to say?
For anyone who enjoys beautiful prose with intellectually stimulating ideas and thoughts--this book is a "MUST-HAVE" for your library collection! These classic and quotable essays are enlighting and refreshing! If you (like I do) reject the Transcendentalist doctrine and theology, you may find yourself dismissing a couple of the essays as too tasking ideologically as they are at times on the fringe of transcendental ideology. Emerson's use of the English language, however, is a breath of fresh air in this era where the common vernacular is characterized by the grotesque abuses of ebonics, profanity, and laziness. It would be incredibly wonderful if all Americans would return to the most eloquent and beautiful use of our language as Emerson does.
5.0 out of 5 stars Emerson- amazing
Emerson is amazing, one of the most talented writers in the english language, full of dialectic sophistication, loving intuition, poetic beauty and astute observation. This is a great collection of essays, which contains a rare assortment of favorites: experience, self-reliance, history, and the skeptic.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very exuberant and often thoughtful
I'd probably give this a 3.5 rating because I like Emerson but he gets ahead of himself: just read his section on drawing a circle around yourself and keep troublesome people out (I'm simplifying.) I guess Mr. Emerson had never heard of "hostile takeovers" in business. (Which aren't all bad.) So, even though I strongly endorse his can-do attitude I think he occasionally gets naive. Much to like and admire but don't go overboard with it.
5.0 out of 5 stars These essays were given to me by my father. They worked for me then...
All of Ralph Waldo's works were invariably eloquent, logical, and well thought out. My favorite essay is Self Reliance, but I thing they all have pertinent lessons.
5.0 out of 5 stars Emerson's "Self-reliance" & "Nature" have become the very advice that ...
Emerson's "Self-reliance" & "Nature" have become the very advice that most of us need to heed in this day and age. You know it's a masterpiece when the argument and content still maintain their efficiency and adaptability more to this time now than Emerson's own time.
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Points on Life
This book really shows you the true wonders life has to offer. Would by it again just to have a 2nd copy!
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
I've always been a huge Ralph Waldo Emerson fan. Any fan of literature and nature that has not read this definitely should.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A portable manifesto of wonder and will—uneven in places, inexhaustible in rewards.
1) Short Verdict 🌲💡A compact gateway to American Transcendentalism: lyrical, aphoristic, and quietly radical in its defense of self-reliance, intuition, and the divine in nature. Slim pages, big afterglow.2) Literary Analysis (Themes, Form, Style) 🔎Themes: 🌿 Nature as living symbol of spirit · 🧭 Individual conscience vs. conformity · 🌀 Perception, flux, and the “Over-Soul” · 🏛️ Scholar’s duty to originality.Form: A suite anchored by “Nature” (1836) and key essays like “Self-Reliance,” “The American Scholar,” “The Over-Soul,” “Circles,” “Experience,” “The Poet.” They converse with—sometimes correct—one another (the later “Experience” darkens the early optimism).Style: Sermonic yet spry; crystalline aphorisms, metaphor chains, and sudden maxims you’ll want to underline. Expect brilliance and inconsistency—by design.Reading note: Best taken in unhurried sips; keep a pencil handy ✍️.3) Placement in Literature & Culture 📚A cornerstone of the American Renaissance, shaping Thoreau and Whitman, echoing in Nietzsche and early pragmatism, and feeding modern environmental thought. Emerson reframed intellectual independence as a civic and spiritual task—still bracingly current.4) Trivia & Background 🗂️📜 Nature first appeared 1836; “Self-Reliance” 1841; “The American Scholar” was a 1837 address at Harvard.📘 Penguin Classics paperback (edited with introduction/notes for classroom and general readers): April 24, 2003 (per your note).5) Final Take & Rating 🏁⭐A portable manifesto of wonder and will—uneven in places, inexhaustible in rewards.Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s a Penguin Classic
American publication, so the cover is a little shinier and the black is more of a blue-black than the UK Penguin Classics (in case your collection skews one way or another). Great quality paper.
Obra de Arte
Es una obra de arte de principio a fin. La parte de Thoreau - a quien admiro y mucho - es excelente
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Larzer Ziff is a research professor of English at Johns Hopkins University who has written extensively on American literary culture.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good intro to Emerson
This book required patience and a dictionary on hand while reading. Which is not a bad thing if you can stick with it. Emerson has some amazing truths to share, he uses a poetic and eloquent style of writing hence the need for patience. Take time to chew on what he’s saying and meditate on it to get the most out of it. He had some revolutionary ideas that are timeless even though they were written over 100 years ago.If you’d like an intro to Transcendentalism and are curious about the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson then I definitely suggest checking this out! It includes the famous “Nature” essay as well as “The American Scholar”, “Man the Reformer”, “History”, “Self Reliance”, “The Oversoul”, “Circles”, “The Transcendentalist”, “The Poet”, “Experience”, “Montaigne”, “Napoleon”, “Fate”, and “Thoreau”.
5.0 out of 5 stars RWEmerson--WOW! What else is there to say?
For anyone who enjoys beautiful prose with intellectually stimulating ideas and thoughts--this book is a "MUST-HAVE" for your library collection! These classic and quotable essays are enlighting and refreshing! If you (like I do) reject the Transcendentalist doctrine and theology, you may find yourself dismissing a couple of the essays as too tasking ideologically as they are at times on the fringe of transcendental ideology. Emerson's use of the English language, however, is a breath of fresh air in this era where the common vernacular is characterized by the grotesque abuses of ebonics, profanity, and laziness. It would be incredibly wonderful if all Americans would return to the most eloquent and beautiful use of our language as Emerson does.
5.0 out of 5 stars Emerson- amazing
Emerson is amazing, one of the most talented writers in the english language, full of dialectic sophistication, loving intuition, poetic beauty and astute observation. This is a great collection of essays, which contains a rare assortment of favorites: experience, self-reliance, history, and the skeptic.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very exuberant and often thoughtful
I'd probably give this a 3.5 rating because I like Emerson but he gets ahead of himself: just read his section on drawing a circle around yourself and keep troublesome people out (I'm simplifying.) I guess Mr. Emerson had never heard of "hostile takeovers" in business. (Which aren't all bad.) So, even though I strongly endorse his can-do attitude I think he occasionally gets naive. Much to like and admire but don't go overboard with it.
5.0 out of 5 stars These essays were given to me by my father. They worked for me then...
All of Ralph Waldo's works were invariably eloquent, logical, and well thought out. My favorite essay is Self Reliance, but I thing they all have pertinent lessons.
5.0 out of 5 stars Emerson's "Self-reliance" & "Nature" have become the very advice that ...
Emerson's "Self-reliance" & "Nature" have become the very advice that most of us need to heed in this day and age. You know it's a masterpiece when the argument and content still maintain their efficiency and adaptability more to this time now than Emerson's own time.
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Points on Life
This book really shows you the true wonders life has to offer. Would by it again just to have a 2nd copy!
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
I've always been a huge Ralph Waldo Emerson fan. Any fan of literature and nature that has not read this definitely should.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A portable manifesto of wonder and will—uneven in places, inexhaustible in rewards.
1) Short Verdict 🌲💡A compact gateway to American Transcendentalism: lyrical, aphoristic, and quietly radical in its defense of self-reliance, intuition, and the divine in nature. Slim pages, big afterglow.2) Literary Analysis (Themes, Form, Style) 🔎Themes: 🌿 Nature as living symbol of spirit · 🧭 Individual conscience vs. conformity · 🌀 Perception, flux, and the “Over-Soul” · 🏛️ Scholar’s duty to originality.Form: A suite anchored by “Nature” (1836) and key essays like “Self-Reliance,” “The American Scholar,” “The Over-Soul,” “Circles,” “Experience,” “The Poet.” They converse with—sometimes correct—one another (the later “Experience” darkens the early optimism).Style: Sermonic yet spry; crystalline aphorisms, metaphor chains, and sudden maxims you’ll want to underline. Expect brilliance and inconsistency—by design.Reading note: Best taken in unhurried sips; keep a pencil handy ✍️.3) Placement in Literature & Culture 📚A cornerstone of the American Renaissance, shaping Thoreau and Whitman, echoing in Nietzsche and early pragmatism, and feeding modern environmental thought. Emerson reframed intellectual independence as a civic and spiritual task—still bracingly current.4) Trivia & Background 🗂️📜 Nature first appeared 1836; “Self-Reliance” 1841; “The American Scholar” was a 1837 address at Harvard.📘 Penguin Classics paperback (edited with introduction/notes for classroom and general readers): April 24, 2003 (per your note).5) Final Take & Rating 🏁⭐A portable manifesto of wonder and will—uneven in places, inexhaustible in rewards.Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s a Penguin Classic
American publication, so the cover is a little shinier and the black is more of a blue-black than the UK Penguin Classics (in case your collection skews one way or another). Great quality paper.
Obra de Arte
Es una obra de arte de principio a fin. La parte de Thoreau - a quien admiro y mucho - es excelente
Very nice
I have 5 stars what's not tonlike
Prima!
Super!
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