false 398200 9 <b>Introduction by Brenda Wineapple</b><br><br>In 1845 Ralph Waldo Emerson began a series of lectures and writings in which he limned six figures who embodied the principles and aspirations of a still-young American republic. Emerson offers timeless meditations on the value of individual greatness, reconnecting readers with the everyday virtues of his &#8220;Representative Men&#8221;: Plato, in whose writings are contained &#8220;the culture of nations&#8221;; Emanuel Swedenborg, a &#8220;rich discoverer&#8221; who strove to unite the scientific and spiritual planes; Michel de Montaigne, &#8220;the frankest and honestest of all writers&#8221;; William Shakespeare, who &#8220;wrote the text of modern life&#8221;; Napoleon Bonaparte, who had the &#8220;virtues and vices&#8221; of common men writ large; and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who &#8220;in conversation, in calamity&#8230;finds new materials.&#8221;<br><br>This Modern Library Paperback Classic reflects the author&#8217;s corrections for an 1876 reprinting. 915953 1980 Representative Men: Seven Lectures (Modern Library Classics) total:15|5:6|4:3|3:6|2:0|1:0| 15 60 28 1 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 07:49:45 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 09:02:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 10:11:36 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 10:11:42 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 01:33:55 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 01:33:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 02:47:24 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 02:47:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 01:57:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 01:57:05 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 05 09:20:02 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:20:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Aug 31 23:35:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:15:48 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 23:35:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 06 07:22:59 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 07:22:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Mar 20 13:05:27 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 13:05:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 31 22:03:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 22:03:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 10:51:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:51:24 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 06:59:27 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:59:27 -0800 2008 0 1 false false Thu Dec 11 15:15:15 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 03 14:12:50 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 08 08:25:16 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 08:25:16 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Nov 24 07:23:11 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 07:23:11 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Oct 05 03:44:14 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 03:18:49 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 03:44:14 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Sep 20 12:00:34 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 17:01:44 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 12:00:34 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 02 20:01:23 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 20:01:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Mar 17 19:44:23 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 19:44:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 08 00:15:10 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 00:15:10 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=930962