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The lectures delve into the ideals and aspirations of early America through the lens of influential figures like Plato, Swedenborg, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Napoleon. Emerson highlights these "representative" men to illustrate the virtues he esteemed, showcasing their impact on the nation's philosophical landscape during the Transcendentalist movement of the nineteenth century.
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Representative Men, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Representative Men
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Publisher
- Book Jungle
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN13
- 9781605972428
- Category
- About Literature
- Description
- The lectures delve into the ideals and aspirations of early America through the lens of influential figures like Plato, Swedenborg, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Napoleon. Emerson highlights these "representative" men to illustrate the virtues he esteemed, showcasing their impact on the nation's philosophical landscape during the Transcendentalist movement of the nineteenth century.