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Political writings

"Ralph Waldo Emerson is a central figure in American political thought. Until recently, his vast influence was measured mostly by its impact on literature, philosophy, and aesthetics; in particular, Emerson is thought to be largely responsible for introducing idealism into America in the form of living one's life self-reliantly. However, in the past few decades, critics have increasingly come to realize that Emerson played a key role in abolitionism and other social movements around the time of the American Civil War. This collection highlights Emerson's practical political involvement, and examines its philosophical basis in his writings."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2008
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2008
Quelle
xxxvi, 237 pages ; 23 cm.
9780521883696, 9780521710022, 0521883695, 0521710022
212858707
Selections from Nature
Introduction
Language
Journal entries: 1837
The American scholar
The divinity school address
Uriel
Concord hymn
Letter to Martin Van Buren, President of the United States
Self-reliance
Compensation
Concerning Brook farm
Man the reformer
Politics
Journal entries: 1840 and 1844
Ode: inscribed to W.H. Channing
Address to the citizens of Concord
Webster and 1854
Journal entry: 1851
Woman. A lecture read before the woman's rights convention, September 20, 1855
Napoleon: or the man of the world from Representative Men
Speech at a meeting for the relief of the family of John Brown
John Brown. Speech at Salem
Fate
Power
Journal entry: 1862