The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Cornerstone Editions) - Softcover

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

 
9781585426423: The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Cornerstone Editions)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1585426423 ISBN 13: 9781585426423
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2008

Synopsis

Here is the essential collection of Emerson''s spiritual thought for those readers who understand the transformative quality of ideas. It is concise and suited to years of rereading and contemplation, offering the essays that trace the arc of the inner message brought by America''s "Yankee Mystic."THE SPIRITUAL EMERSON features many of Emerson''s landmark works. Yet, also, included are overlooked classics, such as the essays "Fate" and "Success," which served as major sources of inspiration to some of the leading metaphysical thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The introduction by religious scholar and philosopher Jacob Needleman frames - historically and philosophically - the development of Emerson''s thought and explores why it has such a powerful hold on us today. This is another classic title in the ''Tarcher Cornerstone Edition'' series, in which the great works of philosophy, spirituality and mind , body & spirit are presented for today''s readers.

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About the Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803­-1882) was a renowned lecturer and writer whose ideas on philosophy, religion, and literature influenced many writers, including Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. After an undergraduate career at Harvard, he studied at Harvard Divinity School and became an ordained minister, continuing a long line of ministers in his family. He traveled widely and lectured, and became well known for his publications Essays and Nature.

Jacob Needleman is professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University. He is the author of many bestselling books, including, most recently, A Little Book on Love.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1585426423
ISBN 13 
9781585426423
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240

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