Seven Essays: his reasoning why and how great men have always been honored and necessary in our civilization, followed by six chapters dealing with, in order: Plato, Swedenborg, Montaigne, Shakspeare (sic), Napoleon and Goethe.
Emerson was an old fashioned "Man of Letters". He was the head of the mid-19th century School of Transcendentalism. Poetry, essay and book on Philosophy, human rights and religious and social rights. - Summary by William Jones
Emerson was an old fashioned "Man of Letters". He was the head of the mid-19th century School of Transcendentalism. Poetry, essay and book on Philosophy, human rights and religious and social rights. - Summary by William Jones
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Uses of Great Men P.1
24:57 - Chapter 2
Uses of Great Men P.2
22:20 - Chapter 3
Plato P.1
39:56 - Chapter 4
Plato P.2
43:09 - Chapter 5
Swedenborg P.1
35:42 - Chapter 6
Swedenborg P.2
50:02 - Chapter 7
Montaigne P.1
30:12 - Chapter 8
Montaigne P.2
31:10 - Chapter 9
Shakespeare P.1
24:53 - Chapter 10
Shakespeare P.2
23:14 - Chapter 11
Napoleon P.1
31:44 - Chapter 12
Napoleon P.2
29:59 - Chapter 13
Goethe P.1
25:51 - Chapter 14
Goethe P.2
25:04