The Spiritual Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Richard Geldard
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Description for The Spiritual Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Paperback. Focuses and distills the diverse Emerson and puts his central teachings within the scope of the modern reader. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; HPCD; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
No one who has ever felt the life-changing pull of Emersons enormous mind, has ever doubted his power or his greatness; though we are often puzzled to know whether he is primarily a poet, an essayist, or a philosopher.
Richard Geldard is not puzzled at all by this: he has written a book which plainly shows the essential Emerson to be a teacher, the Socrates of Massachusetts, a man with a message that we need to hear today. It is argued that previous generations 'beheld God and nature face to face' in contrast to modern life, where he ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lindisfarne Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Great Barringron, United States
ISBN
9780970109736
SKU
KKD0013026
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Richard Geldard
Richard Geldard holds a Doctorate in Dramatic Literature and Classics from Stanford University, USA, and was previously Professor of Philosophy at Yeshiva University. Some of his most recent titles are Remembering Heraclitus and Travellers Key to Ancient Greece.
Reviews for The Spiritual Teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
'Richard Geldard has written a magnificent book through which Emersons teaching becomes again an instigator. Is Geldard the last of Emersons great disciplesor the first of a new generation? This book deserves to be widely read; it contains our own best thoughts.'
Roger Lipsey, editor and biographer of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, author of An Art of Our Own: The ... Read more
Roger Lipsey, editor and biographer of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, author of An Art of Our Own: The ... Read more