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Essays — First Series — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays — First Series

Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 178 pages

Essays: First Series is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, covering history, self-reliance, compensation, love, friendship, heroism, and the over-soul. These pieces reflect transcendentalist thought on individuality and the human spirit. They are worth listening to for their lasting influence on American literature and philosophy.

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Contents

  1. ESSAYS, FIRST SERIES
  2. Contents
  3. I. HISTORY
  4. HISTORY
  5. II. SELF-RELIANCE
  6. SELF-RELIANCE
  7. III. COMPENSATION
  8. COMPENSATION
  9. IV. SPIRITUAL LAWS
  10. SPIRITUAL LAWS
  11. V. LOVE
  12. LOVE
  13. VI. FRIENDSHIP
  14. FRIENDSHIP
  15. VII. PRUDENCE
  16. PRUDENCE
  17. VIII. HEROISM
  18. HEROISM
  19. IX. THE OVER-SOUL
  20. THE OVER-SOUL
  21. X. CIRCLES
  22. CIRCLES
  23. XI. INTELLECT
  24. INTELLECT
  25. XII. ART
  26. ART
  27. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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