The Essays on History and Intellect by Ralph Waldo Emerson audiobook

The Essays on History and Intellect

By Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read by Gary D. MacFadden

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    ISBN: 9798212883108

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    ISBN: 9798212883115

Runtime: 1.60 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Literary Collections
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

This collection includes two of Emerson’s essays: History and Intellect. Emerson wrote most of his essays to be presented as lectures first, and later revised them for print. The essay History explores the nature and importance of historical understanding. Emerson holds that history is not simply a jumble of events and facts, but rather a living and dynamic force that can inspire and guide human action. In his essay Intellect, Emerson notes that the intellectual power of humans separates them from all other living beings on earth. He describes how, when one for only a few moments withdraws oneself from the world and all of its stimulating rush, we place ourselves in a position where truths can be revealed.

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Author Bio: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Author Bio: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was a renowned lecturer and writer whose ideas on philosophy, religion, and literature influenced many writers, including Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. After an undergraduate career at Harvard, he studied at Harvard Divinity School and became an ordained minister. He led the transcendentalist movement in America in the mid-nineteenth century. He is perhaps most well known for his publications Essays and Nature.

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Available Formats : Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Literary Collections
Runtime: 1.60
Audience: Adult
Language: English