Self-Reliance and Nature

About this book

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.He is today seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.Collected here in one convenient volume is Ralph Waldo Emerson's First Series and Second Series of essays. The collection includes both Self-Reliance and Nature.Essays - First Series1. History2. Self-Reliance3. Compensation4. Spiritual Laws5. Love6. Friendship7. Prudence8. Heroism9. The Over-Soul10. Circles11. Intellect12. Art Essays - Second Series1. The Poet2. Experience3. Character4. Manners5. Gifts6. Nature7. Politics8. Nominalist and Realist9. New England Reformers