Society and Solitude

Name: Society and Solitude
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
ISBN: 9781787369573

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrator: George Easton

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 03/20/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Movements

Synopsis

In "Society and Solitude," Ralph Waldo Emerson navigates the intricate dance between the individual and the collective. With penetrating insight, Emerson explores the tension between the need for community and the quest for personal autonomy. Through a series of essays, he invites readers on a philosophical journey, examining the balance necessary for true self-fulfilment in the embrace of society while nurturing the sacred essence of solitude. A timeless reflection on human nature and social dynamics. Read in English, unabridged.

About Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-nineteenth century. Although he began his career as a Unitarian minister, he gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of transcendentalism instead. Seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, he disseminated his thoughts through published essays and public lectures across the United States.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ❧TheTrueScholar on June 10, 2018

. . . in the scale of powers it is not talent but sensibility which is best. (Success) The highest praise we can attribute to any writer, painter, sculptor, builder, is, that he actually possessed the thought or feeling with which he has inspired us. (Art) __________ I am of the opinion of the poet......more

Goodreads review by David on July 18, 2012

One of my favorite books of all time. Not to be rushed through. Read. Stop. Think. Go back, repeat until you get every drop of meaning and benefit. It is like a well that is never empty, and you will not regret the investment of your time and attention.......more

Goodreads review by H.g. on April 19, 2009

This is my own edition of R.W. Emerson's 1870 book of essays, Society and Solitude, Twelve Chapters. This is a scholarly, hardback edition. I have added a full annotation of the text, an Introduction, a bibliography of Emerson's authors and related readings, and a short Chronology of Emerson's life-......more

Goodreads review by Cobertizo on June 25, 2023

"Los días se hacen de un telar del que la trama y la urdimbre son el tiempo pasado y futuro. Visten majestuosamente, como si cada uno de los dioses hubiera dado puntada en el tejido celeste. Es penoso ver las cosas que nos hacen ricos o pobres: cuestión de dinero, abrigos y alfombras, un poco más o......more

Goodreads review by Douglas on October 19, 2021

Thought it would be a better essay. I come to Emerson as a huge Thoreau fan. I guess I really enjoy reading Thoreau more than Emerson. Oh well... at least the essay was very short!......more