Isbn: 9781616400620 - essays and english traits by ralph waldo emerson (5): the five foot shelf of classics, vol. v (in 51 volumes) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 500 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name 'Harvard Classics,' this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as 'Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf,' it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf.Volume V features two collections from American poet and philosopher RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882): Essays-on such topics as 'The American Scholar,' 'Self-Reliance,' 'Friendship,' 'Heroism,' and more-and English Traits, in which he examines the British character as gathered from his travels in England. …

Gebunden. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorRalph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 - April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism a.