In 1845 Emerson delivered a series of lectures entitled "Uses of
Great Men; Plato, or the Philosopher; Swedenborg, or the Mystic;
Montaigne, or the Skeptic; Shakespeare, or the Poet; Napoleon, or
the Man of the World; and Goethe, or the Writer." Emerson's
approach to his great men stands in interesting contrast to that of
his friend Carlyle in his "Heroes and Hero Worship" of 1841.
Although by 1845 Emerson had been lecturing for over ten years,
"Representative Men," published in 1850, was the first of his works
to consist of his lectures as delivered, with only minima! revision
and expansion. The book retains the immediacy of the spoken word,
and the freedom and daring inspired by a live audience.
This critical edition is based on Emerson's holograph
manuscript, which served as printer's copy for the first American
edition, collated with subsequent editions and with Emerson's own
corrections. The historical introduction relates the book to
Emerson's life and times and discusses its literary origins,
composition, and contemporary reception. A textual introduction and
apparatus have been provided by the textual editor, and there are
full informational notes.
This is the fourth volume of the Collected Works of Ralph Waldo
Emerson, an edition being prepared under the general editorship of
Joseph Slater and the textual editorship of Douglas Emory Wilson.
The volume has been awarded the seal of the Center for Scholarly
Editions.
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