{"product_id":"9781420935844","title":"Essays - Second Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson is one of the United States' most well known authors, and one whose work is still read by every student in the country. \u003c\/b\u003eEmerson was a lecturer, essayist and poet who became the champion of individualism and ended up becoming the Father of the Transcendentalist movement by the mid-1830s. By the middle of the century, he had published dozens of essays and given thousands of lectures on topics like self-reliance, avoiding conformity, and highlighting the connection between men and their environment. When asked to sum up his work, Emerson explained that he believed in the \"infinitude of the private man.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmerson's most groundbreaking work was \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, an essay that became the foundation of Transcendentalism. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature \u003c\/i\u003eespoused an appreciation of nature and argued that there were inherent ties between nature and life, and \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e is often considered the first truly \"American\" work, in the sense that it did not derive its topic or writing style from Europe first. It also reflected the unique natural environments found across America. Henry David Thoreau was heavily influenced by \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, which he read while at Harvard. Thoreau later became a protégé of Emerson's and went on to live at and write about Walden as a result. \u003cbr\u003eIn 1844, Emerson collected his lectures, poems, and writings and transformed them into the First Series and Second Series of \u003ci\u003eEssays\u003c\/i\u003e. The Essays discuss Emerson's views concerning transcendentalism. Some of the most notable essays in the collection are \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Reliance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCompensation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Over-Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCircles\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Neeland Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141362794736,"sku":"9781420935844","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781420935844_p0.jpg?v=1763729864","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781420935844","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}