Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803ñ1882) is known best in the twenty-first century as a literary innovator and early architect of American intellectual culture, but his writings still offer spiritual sustenance to the thoughtful reader. The Spiritual Emerson, originally published on the two hundredth anniversary of the writer's birth, brings together the writings that articulate Emerson's spiritual vision and promise the greatest relevance to today's reader.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
'A guided anthology that takes the reader through Emerson's own spiritual evolution.'--Robert D. Richardson, Jr., author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire
'It is a great service of this book that it traces [Emerson's] spiritual development . . . [It] is also valuable in establishing the full texture and subtlety of Emerson's much-misunderstood notion of self-reliance and nonconformity.'--Richard Higgins, Boston Globe
'This collection brings together for the first time Emerson's most important writings on spiritual themes, along with a discerning and eminently readable introduction by one of the foremost authorities on Emerson's religious thought.'--Lawrence Buell, Harvard University, author of Literary Transcendentalism and Emerson
'It is a great service of this book that it traces [Emerson's] spiritual development . . . [It] is also valuable in establishing the full texture and subtlety of Emerson's much-misunderstood notion of self-reliance and nonconformity.'--Richard Higgins, Boston Globe
'This collection brings together for the first time Emerson's most important writings on spiritual themes, along with a discerning and eminently readable introduction by one of the foremost authorities on Emerson's religious thought.'--Lawrence Buell, Harvard University, author of Literary Transcendentalism and Emerson
About the Author
David M. Robinson is the author of numerous books, including Emerson and the Conduct of Life and Apostle of Culture: Emerson as Preacher and Lecturer. He is Oregon Professor of English and Distinguished Professor of American Literature at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
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.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A New Light,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Hardcover)
David Robinson, once again, has shown through this superb selection of Emerson's essays the spiritual/religious underpinnings of America's premier Romantic.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs):
(learn more)
New York, The Over-Soul, The Divinity School Address, Essential Principles of Religion, Holy Ghost, Last Judgment, The Greek, The Fugitive Slave Law, New Testament, New England, George Fox, New World Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
New York, The Over-Soul, The Divinity School Address, Essential Principles of Religion, Holy Ghost, Last Judgment, The Greek, The Fugitive Slave Law, New Testament, New England, George Fox, New World Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
4
books
cite this book:
- Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality by Leigh Schmidt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Political Emerson: Essential Writings on Politics and Social Reform by Ralph Waldo Emerson in Front Matter, and page 121
- Wonderful You: Daily Meditations for Everyday Living by Rebecca Silva in Back Matter
- Emerson as Spiritual Guide: A Companion to Emerson's Essays for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion by Barry Maxwell Andrews in Back Matter
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
