Selected Works of Emerson

Author: Gu Yi
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: Most of Emerson's essays were compiled from speeches. His thoughts can be summarized as follows: First, reverence for the spiritual; Second, emphasis on individual worth; Third, the symbolic significance of nature and the world. Emerson imbues the ideas of personal independence and self-reliance in his essay Friendship. The Round fully embodies Emerson's optimistic belief in the infinite potential for individual development. Compensation demonstrates his belief that all things are morally right. Emerson presents, without compromise, the pure, thinking poet he envisioned in his essay The Poet. Thoreau can be seen as a good commentary on the aforementioned essays, as Thoreau, to a certain extent, embodies Emerson's philosophy.