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Use of Great Men by Ralph Waldo. Emerson (1850, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCosimo, Inc.

ISBN-101646795474

ISBN-139781646795475

eBay Product ID (ePID)28058379039

Product Key Features

Book TitleUse of Great Men

Number of Pages30 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMovements / Transcendentalism, Essays

Publication Year1850

GenrePhilosophy, Literary Collections

AuthorRalph Waldo. Emerson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight1.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

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Synopsis"...great men exist that there may be greater men. The destiny of organized nature is amelioration, and who can tell its limits." -Ralph Waldo Emerson, Use of Great Men (1850) Use of Great Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850) is one of seven essays about notable scholars whom the author discusses in his collection entitled Representative Men (also available from Cosimo Classics). In most respects, it expresses the nineteenth-century belief in continuous improvement brought about the industrial revolution. With this essay as an introductory summary of the author's perspective on greatness, the essays that discuss the seven scholars in the book serve as illustrations of his point of view.