A Year with Emerson: A DaybookD.R. Godine, 2003 - 231 psl. Arranged for daily inspiration, wisdom from one of America's great visionary and philosophical minds. "A chief event of life is that day on which we have encountered a mind that startled us." A Year with Emerson is a feast of 365 such days. Known throughout the world for his cogent, epigrammatic writing, admired as the "George Washington of American Literature," his work is even more enriching in bigger doses. Daily almanac entries present the heart of Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas and philosophy. Some were written on the very day in which they appear in the book, some are speculations and musings of the season and the natural world, but all are unfailingly wise, still relevant to our modern times. Emerson's mind ranged across the universe even as he traveled the length and breadth of the United States and Europe. With Emerson as a companion and guide, we meet the ideas and personalities he championed and encountered, from Lincoln to John Muir, from Carlyle to Montaigne, and, of course, the close New England circle of Hawthorne, Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and the Alcotts. With company such as this, and the scope of Emerson's vision, you're sure to encounter rich food for thought every day of the year. |
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... written or spoken by him on the date of the selection . But a prolific and thoughtful man who lives for seventy - nine years has many creative and exciting February 21sts or June 26ths , so it was not always possible to adhere strictly ...
... written to a human should or would , instead of to the fatal is : this holds even of the bravest and sincerest ... writing . What a benefit if a rule could be given whereby the mind could at any moment east itself , & find the sun ...
... writing , Emerson records in his journal some clear ideas on how to do it well . Good Writing . All writing should be ... Written when he was twenty , this letter from Emer- son to his favorite aunt , Mary Moody Emerson , is typical of ...