Product code: Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson factory (1850)
Representative Men is a collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published as a book of essays in 1850. The first essay discusses the role played by "great men" in society, and the remaining six each extol the virtues of one of six men deemed by Emerson to be great. The six representative men are PLATO, the philosopher; SWEDENBORG, the mystic; MONTAIGNE, the skeptic; SHAKESPEARE, the poet; NAPOLEON, the man of the world; and GOETHE, the writer. Excellent condition for a 173 factory year old book.
Representative Men is a collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published as a book of essays in 1850. The first essay discusses the role played by "great men" in society, and the remaining six each extol the virtues of one of six men deemed by Emerson to be great. The six representative men are PLATO, the philosopher; SWEDENBORG, the mystic; MONTAIGNE, the skeptic; SHAKESPEARE, the poet; NAPOLEON, the man of the world; and GOETHE, the writer. Excellent condition for a 173 factory year old book.