{"product_id":"essential-writings-of-ralph-waldo-emerson","title":"Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEssential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780679783220\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eModern Library\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e880\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Mary Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommentary by Henry James, Robert Frost, Matthew Arnold, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Henry David Thoreau\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the life's work of a true \"American Scholar.\" 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e INCLUDES A MODERN LIBRARY READING GROUP GUIDE\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson | Ralph Waldo Emerson | Paperback | 9780679783220 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks D 1765628","offer_id":49374551769240,"sku":"1765628","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71R0rqoOpXL.jpg?v=1783001427","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/essential-writings-of-ralph-waldo-emerson","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}