The Annotated Emerson

by David Mikics and Ralph Waldo Emerson

Book Overview

A brilliant essayist and a master of the aphorism ("Our moods do not believe in each other"; "Money often costs too much"), Emerson has inspired countless writers. He challenged Americans to shut their ears against Europe's "courtly muses" and to forge a new, distinctly American cultural identity. But he remains one of America's least understood writers. And, by his own admission, he spawned neither school nor follower (he valued independent thought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674049233
• ISBN13: 9780674049239
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 9.1" x 10.1"