
He was an ordained minister, renowned orator, and beloved author and poet whose ideas on nature, philosophy, and religion influenced authors such as Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. Through his writings, Emerson ardently professed the importance of being an individual, resisting...

A collection of essays from the father of the American transcendentalism, including "Nature," "Self-Reliance," "Love," and "Art." Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous essay "Nature" declared that understanding nature was the key to understanding God and reality, and laid...


Nature and Other Essays, written by legendary author Ralph Waldo Emerson , is widely considered to be one of the greatest classic texts of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Nature and Other Essays is required reading...