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Title details for Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson - Available

Self-Reliance

and Other Essays

by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Phil Paonessa
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In an 1841 essay, American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a stirring call for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency and to follow their own instincts and ideas. It contains one of Emerson's most famous quotations: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines." Self-Reliance, possibly Emerson's most famous essay, is an investigation into the nature of the "aboriginal self on which a universal reliance may be grounded." It was first published in his 1841 collection, Essays: First Series. Emerson helped start the beginning of the Transcendentalist movement in America.

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    August 15, 2017

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      • ISBN: 9781666602012
      • File size: 39406 KB
      • Duration: 01:22:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Ralph Waldo Emerson's seminal essay about nonconformism rings as true today as it did when it was published in 1841. Novelist and radio host Kurt Andersen has the ideal voice for this work. He gives it a spirited delivery, but his narration is overly emphatic, and he reads too quickly, making it hard to follow the dense text. But Andersen is clearly invested in his reading, giving it passion and enthusiasm. Overall, this is a good reading of 90 minutes of wisdom that everyone should listen to. K.M. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

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