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The Early Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1838- 1842 V 3
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 628 pages. Dimension: 233 x 158. Weight in Grams: 980.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
Number of Pages
628
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674221529
SKU
V9780674221529
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