The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet. 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. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a...