false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg 716872 3 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."<br><br>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." 703123 12 9 2000 The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics) total:616|5:313|4:203|3:78|2:16|1:6| 616 2649 981 62 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 1 false Thu Feb 07 09:29:55 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 09:30:58 -0800 2008
"Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say 'I think,' 'I am,' but quotes some saint or sage. He is ashamed before the blade of grass or the blowing rose. These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are ...more...]]> 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 3 0 false Sat Feb 28 19:54:33 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 13:19:27 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 19:54:33 -0800 2009
At first I had no clue what Emerson was talking about, and I chalked it up to him being all transcendentalist. Then I got to "Intellect" and things started to hit home. Then I read (ironically enough) "Transcendenalist" and n...more...]]> 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 1 false Sun Aug 31 11:32:43 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 11:33:03 -0700 2008 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 4 1 false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Oct 29 20:26:53 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 09 15:51:46 -0800 2007 more...]]> 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 22:21:04 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 22:38:03 -0700 2009
I enjoy gleaning fundamental truths from his paragraphs. It seems like our world would be a bit bett...more...]]> 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 2 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:47:52 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:52:38 -0800 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 05:24:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 05:57:30 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 3 0 false Mon Jul 06 21:20:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 21:20:54 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 0 0 false Thu Jul 16 10:43:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 10:45:05 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Feb 20 11:11:48 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 11:13:02 -0800 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 0 0 false Sun Jun 21 00:06:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 00:50:33 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Wed Apr 15 00:37:39 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 00:37:52 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Thu Apr 09 14:12:13 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 14:13:11 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Mon Aug 03 12:53:49 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 12:55:35 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Mon Jun 01 17:16:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 17:17:14 -0700 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 0 0 false Tue Dec 01 04:06:29 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 04:07:15 -0800 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 3 1 false Sun May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sat Mar 15 01:50:52 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 22:28:35 -0700 2008 Again, I'm counting this as both read and peeked-inside. I've read the major essays and a fair amount of the poetry and smatterings of other work here and there, but this goddamn thing is like 800+ pages!

There's no way I'm going to get through all of it but it is every bit worth...more...]]> 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 0 0 false Thu Nov 19 15:01:34 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:01:57 -0800 2009 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 4 0 false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jun 22 11:47:29 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 11:52:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 716872 0679783229 9780679783220 607 60 4.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177606747m/716872.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716872.The_Essential_Writings_of_Ralph_Waldo_Emerson 5 0 false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat May 12 20:28:30 -0700 2007 Sat May 12 20:33:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=716872