The Portable Emerson
491 ratings by Goodreads
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1982
Series: Book 14 of 19 - Portable Library
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books Inc
2-star seller
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 2026
Softcover
Condition: Used - Fair
US$ 7.03
Free Shipping
Ships within U.S.A.
Quantity: 6 available
Add to basketFree 30-day returns
Item description from seller
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century.
Seller Inventory # CIN0140150943A
- Title
- The Portable Emerson
- Author
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication year
- 1982
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0140150943
- ISBN 13
- 9780140150940
- Series
- Book 14 of 19: Portable Library
This volume, edited by Carl Bode in collaboration with Malcolm Cowley, presents the essential Emerson, selected from works that eloquently express the philosophy of a worldly idealist. The Portable Emerson comprises essays, including “History,” “Self-Reliance,” “The Over-Soul,” “Circles,” and “The Poet”; Emerson’s first book, Nature, in its entirety; twenty-two poems, including “Uriel,” “The Humble-Bee,” and “Give All to Love”; orations, including “The American Scholar,” “The Fugitive Slave Law,” and “John Brown”; English Traits, complete; and biographical essays on Plato, Napoleon, Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Carlyle, and others.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Herman Melville said that Ralph Waldo Emerson possessed a "self-conceit so intensely intellectual that at first one hesitates to call it by its right name," though he later admitted Emerson was "a great man." Both were probably true. The Sage of Concord gave more than 1500 speeches in his lifetime, and Self-Reliance is probably his most important work.
Malcolm Cowley, one of America's best-known literary critics, was literary editor of the "New"" Republic"" "from 1929 to 1940. Among his many books are "Exile's Return,"" After the Genteel Tradition,"" "and, most recently, "The Faulkner-Cowley File."
Henry Dan Piper is Profes-sor of English at Southern Illinois University. His most recent book is "F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Critical Portrait."
Carl Bode is Professor of English at the University of Maryland. Among his other books on American cultural and literary history are "Antebellum Culture,"" The American Lyceum,"" "and the recent bestseller, "Mencken."
Carl Bode is Professor of English at the University of Maryland. Among his other books on American cultural and literary history are "Antebellum Culture,"" The American Lyceum,"" "and the recent bestseller, "Mencken."
Malcolm Cowley, one of America's best-known literary critics, was literary editor of the "New"" Republic"" "from 1929 to 1940. Among his many books are "Exile's Return,"" After the Genteel Tradition,"" "and, most recently, "The Faulkner-Cowley File."
Henry Dan Piper is Profes-sor of English at Southern Illinois University. His most recent book is "F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Critical Portrait."
Malcolm Cowley, one of America's best-known literary critics, was literary editor of the "New"" Republic"" "from 1929 to 1940. Among his many books are "Exile's Return,"" After the Genteel Tradition,"" "and, most recently, "The Faulkner-Cowley File."
Henry Dan Piper is Profes-sor of English at Southern Illinois University. His most recent book is "F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Critical Portrait."
Carl Bode is Professor of English at the University of Maryland. Among his other books on American cultural and literary history are "Antebellum Culture,"" The American Lyceum,"" "and the recent bestseller, "Mencken."
Carl Bode is Professor of English at the University of Maryland. Among his other books on American cultural and literary history are "Antebellum Culture,"" The American Lyceum,"" "and the recent bestseller, "Mencken."
Malcolm Cowley, one of America's best-known literary critics, was literary editor of the "New"" Republic"" "from 1929 to 1940. Among his many books are "Exile's Return,"" After the Genteel Tradition,"" "and, most recently, "The Faulkner-Cowley File."
Henry Dan Piper is Profes-sor of English at Southern Illinois University. His most recent book is "F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Critical Portrait."
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
World of Books Inc
Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
2-star seller
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 12 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 0.00 | US$ 10.95 |
Payment methods
Store description
Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability.
As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission
Specialty
Second Hand - All GenreSeller's business information
SBYB, Inc.
900 Knell Road
Montgomery, IL U.S.A. 60538