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The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume XIV : 1854-1861 (Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson Volume XIV 18541861 - Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson The journals from 1854 to 1861 show the ripeness of Emerson's thought overshadowed by the gravest problem of his time--slavery. In addition to completing English Traits (1856) and Conduct of Life (1860), Emerson wrote many of the lectures and articles that made up his next book, Society and Solitude. He also contributed ofte... more »n to The Atlantic Monthly after helping to found that magazine in 1857. These notebooks and journals bring the philosopher of "the infinitude of the private man" to January 1861 and the brink of war.« less