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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Society and Solitude (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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This 1870 collection of essays was drawn from Emerson’s lectures delivered over the previous twelve years. The title essay features Emerson’s defense of solitude against the demands of society. Among the other works included are ‘Civilization, ‘ ‘Art, ‘ ‘Eloquence, ‘ ‘Domestic Life, ‘ ‘Works and Days, ‘ and ‘Old Age.’

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist and poet. Along with such figures as Henry Thoreau and Margaret Fuller, he was an originator and, through the magazine The Dial, popularizer of the Transcendentalist movement. In essays like ‘Self-Reliance, ‘ he championed a distinctly American brand of individualism.

Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 308 ● ISBN 9781411441552 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862972 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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