Essays: First Series

Essays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1841, concerning transcendentalism. This book contains:


"History"

"Self-Reliance"

"Compensation"

"Spiritual Laws"

"Love"

"Friendship" "I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify modish and worldly alliances. I much prefer the company of plough-boys and tin pedlars, to the silken and perfumed amity which only celebrates its days of encounter by a frivolous display, by rides in a curricle, and dinners at the best taverns."

"Prudence"

"Heroism"

"The Over-Soul"

"Circles"

"Intellect"

"Art"