The Best Read Naturalist - Nature Writins of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback)

Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in American nature writing, yet until now readers have had no book devoted to this central theme in his work. The Best Read Naturalist fills this lacuna, placing several of Emerson's lesser-known pieces of nature writing in conversation with his canonical essays. Organized chronologically, the thirteen selections-made up of sermons, lectures, addresses, and essays-reveal an engagement with natural history that spanned Emerson's career. As we watch him grapple with what he called the "book of nature," a more environmentally connected thinker emerges-a "green" Emerson deeply concerned with the physical world and fascinated with the ability of science to reveal a correspondence between the order of nature and that of the mind. The Best Read Naturalist illuminates the vital influence that the study of natural history had on the development of Emerson's mature philosophy.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Under the Sign of Nature: Studies in Ecocriticism
Release date:	February 2017
Editors:	Michael P. Branch
Authors:	Clinton Mohs
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-3952-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8139-3952-6
Barcode:	9780813939520

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