Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson · English
Essays: First Series is the 1841 collection in which Ralph Waldo Emerson set out the central ideas of American Transcendentalism.
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Essays: First Series is the 1841 collection in which Ralph Waldo Emerson set out the central ideas of American Transcendentalism. Its twelve essays are History, Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellect and Art. Together they urge readers to trust their own intuition over custom and authority, to see a moral law of balance at work in everyday life, and to recognize in each individual soul a share of one universal mind. Self-Reliance in particular argues for nonconformity and for trust in one's own convictions.
Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson · English
Essays: First Series is the 1841 collection in which Ralph Waldo Emerson set out the central ideas of American Transcendentalism.
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I. HISTORY II. SELF-RELIANCE III. COMPENSATION IV. SPIRITUAL LAWS V. LOVE VI. FRIENDSHIP VII. PRUDENCE VIII. HEROISM IX. THE OVER-SOUL X. CIRCLES XI. INTELLECT XII. ART
Pagera Editor's Note
Essays: First Series is the 1841 collection in which Ralph Waldo Emerson set out the central ideas of American Transcendentalism. Its twelve essays are History, Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellect and Art. Together they urge readers to trust their own intuition over custom and authority, to see a moral law of balance at work in everyday life, and to recognize in each individual soul a share of one universal mind. Self-Reliance in particular argues for nonconformity and for trust in one's own convictions.
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