The American Scholar; an Address - Hardcover

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1019375299 ISBN 13: 9781019375297

Verlag: Legare Street Press, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Delivered to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard in 1837, this speech is considered a seminal work of American literature. Emerson argues that American scholars should break free from European intellectual traditions and forge a distinctly American culture and identity. He calls for a new kind of intellectual independence, one that values creativity, self-reliance, and a deep connection with nature. The American Scholar remains a powerful statement of the American ideal of individualism.

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Legare Street Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1019375299
• ISBN 13: 9781019375297
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 134
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