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The Heart of Emerson's Journals Paperback – May 17, 2012

by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author), Bliss Perry (Editor)

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“Mr. Bliss Perry has performed his editorial task with great skill and discrimination, and it is now possible to read in a convenient form the intellectual log book of the Concord philosopher, to obtain an informal, but truer picture of Emersonian thought than in the ‘Essays.’”—Independent.
From about 1820, when he was 17, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82) kept a personal journal. Over the next 55 years, he continued to make entries, recording a wide range of thoughts and impressions about books and authors, religions, his contemporaries, the state of the nation and the world, and a host of other topics. The result was ten volumes of pure Emerson — open and informal, revealing the private man behind the formidable thinker, poet, and leader of the New England Transcendentalists.
For this volume, Professor Bliss Perry selected, with admirable judgment and a remarkable eye for the telling passage, the best of the journals, offering not only a splendid, revealing record of Emerson’s personal beliefs but also a social and historical record of his age. He has “succeeded in retaining in a single volume both only the best separate passages which their crystalline completeness of construction makes a comparatively simple matter, but, what is more difficult, the unspoiled portrait of Emerson himself.” — Outlook.
Any student, scholar, or admirer of Emerson will want to have this concise, well-chosen compilation of his intimate, innermost musings and meditations. It’s a rich opportunity to discover a fascinating, lesser-known dimension of the man known to the public as the Sage of Concord.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (May 17, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486285081
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486285085
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8 inches

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- #537 in Philosopher Biographies
- #1,054 in Literary Diaries & Journals

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There are few people as quoted and quotable as Ralph Waldo Emerson, founder of the transcendental movement and author of classic essays as Self-Reliance, Nature, and The American Scholar. Emerson began his career as a Unitarian minister and later put those oratory skills to move us toward a better society. More remains written on him than by him.

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Elizabeth

Timeless nourishment

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2013

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Arrived promptly, as described. This is one of those books to read, reread and enjoy again and again. Kept close at hand, it can be a heartfelt friend. Books like this one serve as "liftime companions!"

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B. Baltz

Thoughtful Collection

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2009

I picked up this book from the free bookstore in Baltimore MD (which by the way, if you haven't been there and live in the area you MUST check it out...its all free books). Anyway, this is a great collection of material from Emerson's journals. Not only is the content very rich in the wonderful bliss of Emerson's typical philosophy but it is also a great insight into Emerson the man. The chosen content ranges from small sketches that led to his greater works to quick little thoughts which give a great a humble and personal look into the thought process of the man himself. I highly recommend this book.

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Bay Gibbons

The Mother Lode of American Literature

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2002

For thirty years I have coveted a battered copy of Bliss Perry's abbreviated edition of Emerson's Journals which my father carried in his sea bag during World War II. I first read this edition at age fifteen, and now most recently at age forty-four and continue to find much to startle and enlighten.
As a literary figure, Emerson towers over every other American writer. Not just through his own Essays and poetry is the arm of his influence so large, but chiefly through his influence on "disciples" like Thoreau, Whitman and a hundred others. His journals are the mother lode of this rich influence.
There are few greater books to carry in our own sea bags.

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Saurabh Agarwal

A nice book

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2000

This book is too nice.it presents the lifestyle of Emerson,the great philosopher in a very analytical way.

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