Nature: The Original Essay, with In-Depth Chapter Summaries to Support Modern Readers

By Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Waldo Ralph Waldo, W Emerson R

Book Overview

"Standing on the bare ground--my head bathed by the blind air and uplifted into infinite space--all mean egotism disappears. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or parcel of God." First published in 1836, Nature was American lecturer, essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson's first book. In it he explored ideas he would revisit again and again throughout his career: the importance of a direct experience of God unfiltered by history and tradition, nature as a conduit for spiritual discovery and the supremacy of intuition over rational logic in uncovering the highest truths. Nature is regarded as a seminal text of Transcendentalism, the major nineteenth-century literary and philosophical movement based in New England. This new edition includes in-depth chapter summaries to help modern readers interpret Emerson's original text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CWXW4JQC
• ISBN13: 9798883474285
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Classic. Inspirational blend of nature and spirit

Emerson pure transcendental philosophy. Most enjoyable in subject , descriptions and depth

My Novel Review

An exquisite pocket sized edition. Emerson, as always, will stun you with his prose style rhetoric. "I am God in nature; I am a weed by the wall."

Nature and Other Writings

Emerson is a genious. His words in this small edition are just as sweet and easily accessable. It is handy to have a small version to keep close at all times. Everytime I look at the night sky I think of a quote of Emerson, "But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile." That alone is a reason to own the work of Emerson.