{"product_id":"selected-writings-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-paperback","title":"Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert D. Habich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Habich's thoughtful selection of key works from Emerson's prose and poetry humanizes and complicates the \"sage of Concord.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssayist, lecturer, poet, and America's first \"public intellectual,\" Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) is the central figure in nineteenth-century American letters and the leader (albeit reluctantly) of the Transcendental group. A literary mover and shaker, Emerson directed his unpopular early radicalism toward social institutions (the Church, education, literary conventions); by his death in 1882, however, his reputation was already solidifying as a national icon. Somewhere between the iconic sage and the speculative idealist lies an Emerson that students don't often encounter, a flesh-and-blood figure whose writings testify to his continuing exploration of the individual's place in an increasingly conformist and crowded world. In its selections and its apparatus, this Broadview edition bridges the gap between Emerson and students by stressing his real-world engagements. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a range of prose and poetry addressing some of Emerson's major concerns--nature and the self, imagination and the poet, religion and social reform--as he explores the enduring question \"How shall I live?\" Historical appendices include primary materials on Transcendentalism; the contemporary debate about the nature of biblical miracles; other authors' responses to Emerson as a writer and thinker; and the development of his complex reputation as a representative American. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopy-texts in this edition are the first published versions of each text, restored here as Emerson's initial audience would have read them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert D. Habich\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of English at Ball State University and a Past President of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520358400221,"sku":"9781554812691","price":45.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/UljrviB1WZ9781554812691.webp?v=1772239608","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/selected-writings-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}