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11%OFFRalph Waldo Emerson - Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Volume V: English Traits - 9780674139923 - V9780674139923
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Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Volume V: English Traits

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Description for Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Volume V: English Traits Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 880.

Emerson traveled broadly in England and Scotland in 1833 and again on lecture tour fifteen years later. Drawing on his experiences there as well as his wide reading in British history, he set forth in English Traits his view of the English as a nation. Published in 1856, this was one of his most popular books, perhaps because of its playfulness and wit and clarity of style.

English Traits is a searching and distinctive portrayal of English culture that today offers a revealing perspective on American viewpoints and preoccupations in the mid-nineteenth century. It is notable, too, for revealing ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674139923
SKU
V9780674139923
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About Ralph Waldo Emerson
Douglas Emory Wilson, the former General Editor, was Textual Editor of the Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson at the time of his death in 2005.

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