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If you've wished to read Ralph Waldo Emerson but find his 19th-century prose too daunting, help is here now.... In Everyday Emerson, best-selling writer Sam Torode (The Dirty Elements of the Bible: A Novel) rephrases the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson in modern-day language. The goal is to make Emerson's intelligence applicable to your daily lives, showing that transcendentalism is not a relic of the past - it's a way of considering and seeing the globe that's still valid and vital. Volume one protects Emerson's path-breaking early on lectures, offering full paraphrases of "The American Scholar", "The Divinity University Address", "The Transcendentalist", and more. It also includes paraphrased excerpts from Emerson's speeches advocating for cultural reform, the abolition of slavery, and women's protection under the law. Sam Torode's intro and notes provide an summary of Emerson's life and major topics, and explore the relevance of his idea today. Everyday Emerson can be appreciated alone or as an help to studying the initial works.
