Emerson’s Nature; with Notes and a Personal Response

This edition of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous essay includes multiple supports for readers. Key points from the text are illustrated with lovely nature photographs. Comments by the editor interpret vocabulary, provide historical context, and explain Emerson’s allusions to other writings. Each page has features to help readers step through material that can be challenging, especially to those unfamiliar with Transcendental ideas and expression.

Emerson published Nature in 1836. Written in Concord, Massachusetts, the essay synthesized ideas from a wide spectrum of sources, which Emerson cast into some of the most quoted and beloved sentences in American literature. This new edition makes Emerson’s wonderful prose more accessible to a wider spectrum of readers, including students.