A brilliant essayist and a master of the aphorism ( Our moods do
not believe in each other; Money often costs too much ), Emerson
has inspired countless writers. He challenged Americans to shut
their ears against Europe s courtly muses and to forge a new,
distinctly American cultural identity. But he remains one of
America s least understood writers. And, by his own admission, he
spawned neither school nor follower (he valued independent thought
too much). Now, in this annotated selection of Emerson s writings,
David Mikics instructs the reader in a larger appreciation of
Emerson s essential works and the remarkable thinker who produced
them.
Full of color illustrations and rich in archival photographs,
this volume offers much for the specialist and general reader. In
his running commentaries on Emerson s essays, addresses, and poems,
Mikics illuminates contexts, allusions, and language likely to
cause difficulty to modern readers. He quotes extensively from
Emerson s "Journal" to shed light on particular passages or lines
and examines Emerson the essayist, poet, itinerant lecturer, and
political activist. Finally, in his Foreword, Phillip Lopate makes
the case for Emerson as a spectacular truth teller a model of
intellectual labor and anti-dogmatic sanity.
Anyone who values Emerson will want to own this edition. Those
wishing to discover, or to reacquaint themselves with, Emerson s
writings but who have not known where or how to begin will not find
a better starting place or more reliable guide than "The Annotated
Emerson."
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