Self-Reliance

Name: Self-Reliance
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SKU: 9780500024478
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The Original 1841 Essay With Twelve New Essays

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson is an essay that delves into the importance of individual intuition and personal independence. Emerson stresses the need for self-trust and the courage to follow one's own path, even when it diverges from societal norms. The work encourages readers to embrace originality and nonconformity as a means to achieve personal and intellectual growth.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring themes of individuality, personal independence, and the philosophical foundations of self-reliance. It offers profound insights into trusting oneself and finding one's own path in nature and society, making it an inspiring read for those passionate about personal development and natural philosophy.

Self-Reliance

A refreshed and covetable new edition of a timeless text.

A refreshed and covetable new edition of a timeless text

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One of Fortune's 'Best Books of 2021'

When Ralph Waldo Emerson published his seminal essay on self-reliance in 1841, the United States was still reeling from the effects of a calamitous financial collapse four years earlier. His positive vision for the power of individualism and personal responsibility was issued in a climate of panic and uncertainty, at a time when the values of society and humanity were shifting. Emerson's text is widely available to read online, but this new edition, produced with Design Observer, elevates his wisdom through the printed word.

The global pandemic of 2020 has reshaped our world as well as our thinking, but Emerson's call to independence remains as relevant and energising as ever. Written as the first waves of the virus surged, Jessica Helfand's twelve accompanying essays address various aspects of artistic engagement—writing, drawing, thinking, making—expanding on the spirit of Emerson's essay to reimagine the process and practice of what it means to be truly creative.

Presented in a covetable pocket-book format intended to be read, carried, consulted and to inspire throughout our new daily lives, and featuring two marker ribbons for easy reference, this is a timeless book for all places and all seasons.

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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson is described as being gorgeously reimagined, offering modern readers a way to process contemporary upheaval with Emerson's signature grace.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500024478

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Contributors:

Text by Jessica Helfand

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 96

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Ralph Waldo Emerson Science & Nature

About the Author

Jessica Helfand is an artist, designer and writer. She grew up in Paris and New York City, and was educated at Yale University where she taught for more than two decades. A founding editor of Design Observer, she is the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism, including Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media and Visual Culture, Design: The Invention of Desire and Face: A Visual Odyssey.

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