Emerson startled the world by fearlessly declaring his beliefs. Such apparent paradoxes as we find in his inspirational essay, "Heroism," makes him the most stimulating yet profound thinker America has produced. (Volume 5, Harvard Classics)
Emerson born May 25, 1803.
Introductory Note: Robert Burns
Poems (To a Mouse and Tam O’Shanter), by Robert Burns
Introductory Note: Homer
The Odyssey (Book XII), by Homer
Introductory Note: Blaise Pascal
The Art of Persuasion, by Blaise Pascal
Introductory Note: Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (ACT I), by Pierre Corneille
Introductory Note: Hans Christian Andersen
The Nightingale, by Hans Christian Andersen
Introductory Note: John Keats
The Eve of St. Agnes, by John Keats
Introductory Note: Edgar Allan Poe
The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan Poe
Introductory Note: Aristophanes
The Frogs, by Aristophanes
Introductory Note: Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Ch. 1), by Benjamin Franklin
Introductory Note: Æsop’s Fables
Æsop’s Fables, by Æsop
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