The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson Paperback - 2008
by Ralph Waldo Emerson; Foreword by Jacob Needleman
This concise volume collects the corewritings that have made Ralph WaldoEmerson into a key source of insight forspiritual seekers of every faith with anintroduction by the bestsellingphilosopher Jacob Needleman.
Here is the essential collection of Emerson's spiritualthought for those readers who understand the transformativequality of ideas. It is concise and suited toyears of rereading and contemplation, offering the essays thattrace the arc of the inner message brought by America's'Yankee Mystic.'
The Spiritual Emerson features many of Emerson's landmarkworks. Yet also included are overlooked classics, such as theessays 'Fate' and 'Success,' which served as major sources ofinspiration to some of the leading American metaphysicalthinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.The introduction by religious scholar and philosopher JacobNeedleman frames historically and philosophically thedevelopment of Emerson's thought and explores why it has sucha powerful hold on us today.
Summary
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 American 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.
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- Title The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Author Ralph Waldo Emerson; Foreword by Jacob Needleman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tarcherperigee
- Date 2008-07-31
- Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781585426423 / 1585426423
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.9 in (17.53 x 12.45 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Cultural Region: New England
- Library of Congress subjects Spiritual life
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008017116
- Dewey Decimal Code 814.3
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