Political writings / Emerson ; edited by Kenneth S. Sacks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction From Nature -- Language From Nature -- Journal Entries: 1837 -- The American Scholar -- The Divinity School Address -- Uriel -- Concord Hymn -- Letter to Martin Van Buren, President of the United States United States -- Self-Reliance -- Compensation -- Concerning Brook Farm -- Man the Reformer -- Politics -- Journal Entries: 1840 and 1844 -- Ode: Inscribed to W.H. Channing -- Address to the Citizens of Concord -- Webster and 1854 -- Woman. A Lecture Read Before the Woman's Rights Convention, September 20, 1855 -- Napoleon; or, the Man of the World From Representative Men -- Speech at a Meeting for the Relief of the Family of John Brown -- John Brown. Speech at Salem -- Fate -- Power -- Journal Entry: 1862.

"Ralph Waldo Emerson is a central figure in American political thought. Until recently, his vast influence was measured mostly by its impact on literature, philosophy, and aesthetics; in particular, Emerson is thought to be largely responsible for introducing idealism into America in the form of living one's life self-reliantly. However, in the past few decades, critics have increasingly come to realize that Emerson played a key role in abolitionism and other social movements around the time of the American Civil War. This collection highlights Emerson's practical political involvement, and examines its philosophical basis in his writings."--Jacket

English.

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