Essays: First and Second Series - Classics

The pioneer of the transcendentalist movement in America, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s works are the embodiment of philosophical and intellectual genius. A celebrated essayist and poet, his ideas have influenced writers across generations. This collection brings together his most celebrated essays of the first and second series that are an integral part of the literary history of America.

 

The best of Emerson’s essays that express his ideals in a comprehensive way!

 

• Complete essays from the renowned First and Second Series
• Explore Emerson’s ideas of freedom, individuality, and the ability of humankind to achieve almost anything
• Works from one of the greatest minds of the nineteenth century
• Essays that formed the base for the development of ideas of individualism
• A unique take on the philosophical aspects of religion, nature and soul!

 

| There are few people as quoted and quotable as Ralph Waldo Emerson, founder of the transcendental movement and author of classic essays such as "Self-Reliance", "Nature", and "The American Scholar". Emerson began his career as a Unitarian minister and later put those oratory skills to move us towards a better society.