Ralph Waldo Emerson

Selected Essays

De: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrado por: Jim Killavey

Emerson's ideas are alive and well and very much with us today. Consider that Emerson, now an establishment figure, was a rebel in his time. He could find no relevance in established religion. But, unlike others, he set out to reform it. Many of his ideas now seem obvious and as American as apple pie. But until he spelled them out, no one had thought that Nature was God speaking to man or that wisdom and knowledge flowed from an active not just a contemplative life - or that society might be hostile to new ideas just out of cussedness rather than conviction. His ideas anticipated Thoreau and Whitman, and this collection of his thoughts puts us in touch with the person who hatched many of the ideas that today are as much a part of us as the air we breathe.

Essays included:

• "The American Scholar"
• "Self-Reliance"
• "A Divinity School Address"
• "Love"
• "Friendship"
• "Prudence"
• "The Transcendentalist"
• "Compensation"
• "Spiritual Laws"

Public Domain (P)1988 Jimcin Recordings

difficult but clarifing.....

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, but with a strict explanation

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

have it edited into todays verbage.

Which character – as performed by Jim Killavey – was your favorite?

n/a

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

so many things to specifically point one out

Any additional comments?

be warned!! the entire series of readings are in old time english and it may be difficult to understand and in my case i had to listen several times to certain sections and readings to throughly enjoy and clarify the writers meanings

Emerson excites; this audiobook doesn't.

Emerson could be the great American thinker. His writings are exciting and inspiring. I can't wait to either read them or discuss them in a different context.

This is because the narrator of this sounds like a robot with accent set on New England. The flat reading is distracting and ultimately dulling. I see Mr. Killavey has done several audiobooks so maybe his reading is better on others, but it really kills the material here.