Emerson: The Ideal In America (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

"The complete writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson" apparently is a complete copy. Manleyjim is it a completely complete copy? I would like to buy it. It is 1435 pages.

"The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson" however is not a complete copy, it only has Emersons poems.

What is the best book to read about emerson? His teachings..

You might learn more about Emerson by reading his work then reading about him. It's easy to read his first book, Nature, but you must look at the essay, Self Reliance. There's a lot more, but you will know Emerson after that.
Then read the best biography, "The Mind on Fire" by Robert Richardson (he's featured in the documentary).

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Was Emerson a man of the cloth, or was he more of a Philosopher?

Born to a line of ministers, Ralph Waldo Emerson with the Divinity School Address, defined himself with some distinction from the church. I would consider him much more the Philosopher.

He was a philosopher and poet, one of the true prophets of America, along with Thoreau and Whitman.

the works of Emerson speak a truth so self evident, that he does not need to convince you, but rather, he only shows you. When you read him, you see the truth and understand it in your own right, whereas other philosophies sometimes take a lot of work to convince you of their truth. Emerson's is simplicity, reason, and vitality. I would read this sooner than the gospels for real truth.

What Emerson was speaking about or I should say, revised is what the East since early ancient times have documented by their Sages. I am not one to erect a grander scheme of the ego, but discern what is set above the reach of ones spirit. Right within your empty soul is where it all begins.

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(I love Emerson personally)