The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics) (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics) Saturday, August 1 2009.

• The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American Scholar." As one of the architects of the transcendentalist movement, Emerson embraced a philosophy that championed the individual, emphasized independent thought, and prized "the splendid labyrinth of one's own perceptions." More than any writer of his time, he forged a style distinct from his European predecessors and embodied and defined what it meant to be an American. Matthew Arnold called Emerson's essays "the most important work done in prose."

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics) Sunday, July 26 2009.

• Added a contributor: Ralph Waldo Emerson: (Primary Author)
• Added a contributor: Brooks Atkinson: (Primary None)
• Added a contributor: Sergio Grez Toso: (Primary None)