Poems (Emerson, Household Edition, 1904) By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poems (Emerson, Household Edition, 1904) By: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 1727867408
ISBN-13 : 9781727867404
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Synopsis Poems (Emerson, Household Edition, 1904) By: Ralph Waldo Emerson by : Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph 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 and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of transcendentalism in his 1836 essay "Nature". Following this work, he gave a speech entitled "The American Scholar" in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. considered to be America's "intellectual Declaration of Independence."Emerson wrote most of his important essays as lectures first and then revised them for print. His first two collections of essays, Essays: First Series (1841) and Essays: Second Series (1844), represent the core of his thinking. They include the well-known essays "Self-Reliance", "The Over-Soul", "Circles", "The Poet", and "Experience." Together with "Nature", these essays made the decade from the mid-1830s to the mid-1840s Emerson's most fertile period. Emerson wrote on a number of subjects, never espousing fixed philosophical tenets, but developing certain ideas such as individuality, freedom, the ability for mankind to realize almost anything, and the relationship between the soul and the surrounding world. Emerson's "nature" was more philosophical than naturalistic: "Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul." Emerson is one of several figures who "took a more pantheist or pandeist approach by rejecting views of God as separate from the world."

All We Had Was Each Other

All We Had Was Each Other
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 0253334284
ISBN-13 : 9780253334282
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis All We Had Was Each Other by : Don Wallis

"A remarkable, poignant collection." —Choice "This oral history of black Madison is an invaluable primary document for students, general readers, and scholars. Interestingly it illuminates the white side of Madison as much as it reveals about what transpired in the black community." —Darlene Clark Hine, from the Foreword Twenty Black residents of a small Ohio River town here tell the stories of their lives. Madison, though in the North, had its cultural roots in the south, and for most of the twentieth century the town was strictly segregated. In their own words, Black men and women of Madison describe the deprivations of discrimination in their hometown: what it meant, personally and culturally, to be denied opportunities for participation in the educational, economic, political, and social life of the white community. And they describe how they created a community of their own, strong and viable, self-sustaining and mutually supportive of its members.

William and Dorothy Wordsworth

William and Dorothy Wordsworth
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780199696390
ISBN-13 : 019969639X
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis William and Dorothy Wordsworth by : Lucy Newlyn

William and Dorothy Wordsworth is the first literary biography of the Wordsworths' creative collaboration. Using poems, letters, journals, memoirs, and biographies, it plots the intertwined lives of the Wordsworth siblings and their writing.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HWL4CM
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Rating : 4/5 (CM Downloads)

Synopsis The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by : Samuel Taylor Coleridge

A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle

A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle
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Publisher : Bantam
Total Pages : 3441
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ISBN-10 : 9780345529060
ISBN-13 : 0345529065
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle by : George R. R. Martin

The perfect gift for fans of HBO's Game of Thrones—a boxed set featuring the first four novels! George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin—dubbed the "American Tolkien" by Time magazine—has created a world that is as rich and vital as any piece of historical fiction, set in an age of knights and chivalry and filled with a plethora of fascinating, multidimensional characters that you love, hate to love, or love to hate as they struggle for control of a divided kingdom. This bundle includes the following novels: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS A FEAST FOR CROWS

Endymion, a Poetic Romance

Endymion, a Poetic Romance
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Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044002711505
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Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Endymion, a Poetic Romance by : John Keats

The Essential Rumi

The Essential Rumi
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Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0140195793
ISBN-13 : 9780140195798
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Essential Rumi by : Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (Maulana)

Rumi the Persian poet is widely acknowledged as being the greatest Sufi mystic of his age. He was the founder of the brotherhood of the Whirling Dervishes. This is a collection of his poetry.

Song of Myself

Song of Myself
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Publisher : Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9781722525057
ISBN-13 : 1722525053
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Song of Myself by : Walt Whitman

One of the Greatest Poems in American Literature Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was considered by many to be one of the most important American poets of all time. He had a profound influence on all those who came after him. “Song of Myself”, a portion of Whitman’s monumental poetry collection “Leaves of Grass”, is one of his most beloved poems. It was through this moving piece that Whitman first made himself known to the world. One of the most acclaimed of all American poems, it is written in Whitman’s signature free verse style, without a regular form, meter, or rhythm. His lines have a mesmerizing chant-like quality, as he sought to make poetry more appealing. Few poems are as fun to read aloud as this one. Considered to be the core of his poetic vision, this poem is an optimistic and inspirational look at the world in 1855. It is exhilarating, epic, and fresh in its brilliant and fascinating diction and wordplay as it tries to capture the unique meaning of words of the day, while also embracing the rapidly evolving vocabularies of the sciences and the streets. Far ahead of its time, it was considered by many social conservatives to be scandalous and obscene for its depiction of sexuality and desire, while at the same time, critics hailed the poem as a modern masterpiece. This first version of “Song of Myself” is far superior to the later versions and will delight readers with the playfulness of its diction as it glorifies the self, body, and soul. “I am large, I contain multitudes,”

The Invitation

The Invitation
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 147
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ISBN-10 : 9780722540459
ISBN-13 : 0722540450
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Invitation by : Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Cult bestseller The Invitation is more than just a poem. It is a profound invitation to a life that is more fulfilling and passionate, with greater integrity. This book is a word-of-mouth sensation, whose truths have resonated with people all over the world, and is now reissued with a beautiful new cover design.