Representative Men
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781546442349
Paperback|9781546442349
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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 "Representative Men": Plato, in whose writings are contained "the culture of nations"; Emanuel Swedenborg, a "rich discoverer" who strove to unite the scientific and spiritual planes; Michel de Montaigne, "the frankest and honestest of all writers"; William Shakespeare, who "wrote the text of modern life"; Napoleon Bonaparte, who had the "virtues and vices" of common men writ large; and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who "in conversation, in calamity...finds new materials."
| ISBN-13 | 9781546442349 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1546442340 |
| Weight | 0.75 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.54 In |
| List Price | $10.60 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 216 pages |
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| Published On | 2017-05-03 |
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