Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-Reliance and Other Essays Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote several books of essays, commonly associated with transcendentalism and romanticism.

Emerson's words come alive and play off each other in such a way that they mirror the dualities and paradoxes of life. Each reading brings about a new reconciliation with yourself. This complete volume (comprises both volume I and Volume II of Emerson's Essays) includes:

1. SELF-RELIANCE.

2. THE POET.

3. EXPERIENCE.

4. CHARACTER.

5. MANNERS.

6. GIFTS.

7. NATURE.

8. POLITICS.

9. NONIMALIST AND REALIST.

10. NEW ENGLAND REFORMERS.

11. HISTORY.

12. COMPENSATION.

13. SPIRITUAL LAWS.

14. LOVE.

15. FRIENDSHIP.

16. PRUDENCE.

17. HEROISM.

18. THE OVER-SOUL.

19. CIRCLES.

20. INTELLECT.

21. ART.

Some of the most notable essays of these two collections are Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul, Circles, The Poet, Experience, and Politics.