Nature (Illustrated Edition)

by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sam Torode

Overview

Ralph Waldo Emerson's first book, Nature (1836), is perhaps the greatest original work of philosophy written by an American. This special paperback includes full-color photo-illustrations and a foreword on the origin and significance the book, making it the best available edition of Emerson's masterpiece.

"Emerson defined genius as the ability to see the miraculous in the commonplace, and to take old truths and express them in a new way. Nature is a perfect example of such genius. Its pages are alive, brimming with fresh and startling insights grounded in the soil of ancient wisdom." -- from the Foreword by Sam Torode

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162900320
Publisher:	American Renaissance Books
Publication date:	08/12/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a philosopher, poet, and lecturer.

Sam Torode, the editor and designer of this edition, aims to create books that inform, inspire, and entertain. He is author of a bestselling humorous novel, The Dirty Parts of the Bible, and a trilogy of books paraphrasing Ralph Waldo Emerson's ideas into contemporary language: Living from the Soul, Opening to the Mind, and Everyday Emerson.