The Concord Hymn and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) [Paperback]

Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Dover Thrift ed edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048629059X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486290591
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,189,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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There are few people as quoted and quotable as Ralph Waldo Emerson, founder of the transcendental movement and author of classic essays as Self-Reliance, Nature, and The American Scholar. Emerson began his career as a Unitarian minister and later put those oratory skills to move us toward a better society. More remains written on him than by him.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The poems heard round the world, April 10, 2004

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This review is from: The Concord Hymn and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)

While our own history may view him as a Transcendental philosopher, Emerson himself said "I am a born poet". There are some remarkable poems here, some very accessible like "The Humblebee" (Insect lover of the sun, / Joy of thy dominion! / Sailor of the atmosphere, / Swimmer through the waves of air"). There are also some Hindu influences works like Hamatreya, Brahma and Maia ("Illusion works impenetrable/ Weaving webs innumerable") . The Concord Hymn includes the famous line about the American Revolution "And fired the shot heard round the world". The elegy to his son Waldo "the wondrous child" is the most touching and personal work in this collection.