Selected Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In 1939 Columbia University Press published the acclaimed first volume of The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson, which presented a deeply personal portrait of the real Emerson, previously unknown to the American public. Through these letters readers gained a new insight into the mind of this seminal figure in American literary and intellectual history. Now, for the first time, readers can find Emerson's best letters distilled in one volume. Distinguished Emerson scholar Joel Myerson has selected 350 letters written between 1813 and 1880 that best represents the scope of Emerson's correspondence.

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Edited by Joel Myerson

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Distinguished Emerson scholar Joel Myerson has selected 350 letters written between 1813 and 1880 that best represents the scope of Emerson's correspondence.

Product details

• Authors: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joel Myerson
• Assisted by: Joel Myerson (Editor), Myerson Joel (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780231102827
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10282-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Diaries, letters & journals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, American English, United States of America, USA, Diaries, letters and journals