The early lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Volume 3: 1838-1842 / edited by Robert E. Spiller and Wallace E. Williams

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)

ISBN 10: 0674221524 / ISBN 13: 9780674221529

Published by Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1972

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Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 590 pages; Physical description: xxiv, 590p. : facsims. ; 24cm. Summary: The notable link between Emerson's journals and his essays is formed by the lectures that reflected his developing views on issues of his time. The lectures have been reproduced from Emerson's manuscripts, approximating as nearly as possible the original version read by the author to his audience. Subjects: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 -- Essays, lectures, addresses etc. -- American literature and letters. Notes: volume 3 of a 3-vol. series. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The early lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Volume 3: 1838-1842 / edited by Robert E. Spiller and Wallace E. Williams
• Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674221524
• ISBN 13: 9780674221529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 3 kilograms

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Synopsis

In July 1839 Emerson wrote in his journal: "A lecture is a new literature...only then is the orator successful when he is himself agitated & is as much a hearer as any of the assembly. In that office you may & shall...yet see the electricity part from the cloud & shine from one part of heaven to the other." In this final volume of the early lectures we see the mature lecturer, directing himself toward that eloquence to which he aspired and finding a new vocation. With these lectures―ten from the series "Human Life," nine from the series "The Present Age," the "Address to the People of East Lexington," and two surviving lectures from the series "The Times"―Emerson produced virtually all his earned income from 1838-1842. The volume includes a biographical and critical introduction. A comprehensive index has been carefully prepared for the three volumes.