Product Description

Fifteen essays illustrate Emerson's ideas of the relation of nature to the self, the uniquely American perception of co-existence with, rather than brute domination of, nature.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #278476 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Customer Reviews

Okay but hard to understand.
This book took me bloody loooonnnnggg time to get through as it was so tough trying to understand the 19th C US English and Emerson's poetic style. But once you get to understand his work, you do appreciate his insights. There are some things I don't totally agree with (his worship of nature is unreal. I love nature and all but can't see where all the love up comes from being a city lad). I think I am going to see if I can get some commentary book on it as I don't think I fully understand it still. Oh, the penguin version is a really really physically lush book.