Ralph Waldo Emerson

1803–1882

Nationality: American

Historical Period: The 19th Century

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a famous writer, orator, and abolitionist. He studied at Harvard Divinity School but made his living as a school master and then as a popular lecturer. He founded the philosophy of transcendentalism.

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Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

• Ralph Waldo Emerson on giving the right gift at Christmas and New Year
• Ralph Waldo Emerson on the right of self-ownership of slaves to themselves and to their labor

Titles from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

• Introduction: Essays of Montaigne, Vol. 1
• Introduction: Plutarch’s Morals, 5 vols.
• Introduction: The Morals, vol. 1
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 12 vols. (Fireside Edition).
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 1 (Nature, Addresses, and Lectures)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 2 (Essays. First Series)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 3 (Essays. Second Series)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 4 (Representative Men)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 5 (English Traits)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 6 (The Conduct of Life)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 7 (Society and Solitude)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 8 (Letters and Social Aims)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 9 (Poems)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 10 (Lectures and Biographical Sketches)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 11 (Miscellanies)
• Author: The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, vol. 12 (Natural History of Intellect and Other Papers)