Lectures and biographical sketches (Registro nro. 116667)
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| LC control number | 17014650 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Emerson, Ralph Waldo, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1803-1882 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Lectures and biographical sketches |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Emerson's complete works, v. 10 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-04-23 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Demonology -- Aristocracy -- Perpetual forces -- Character -- Education -- The superlative -- The sovereignty of ethics -- The preacher -- The man of letters -- The scholar -- Plutarch -- Historic notes of life and letters in New England -- The Chardon Street Convention -- Ezra Ripley, D.D. -- Mary Moody Emerson -- Samuel Hoar -- Thoreau -- Carlyle. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Emmanuel Ackerman, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Lectures and Biographical Sketches" by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a collection of essays and addresses written in the late 19th century. This book brings together Emerson's reflections on human character, society, personal greatness, and the complex interplay between individual potential and cultural inheritance. Likely aimed at a thoughtful audience interested in philosophy, literature, and the improvement of the self, the work explores themes such as dreams, aristocracy, personal powers, and societal ideals. The opening of "Lectures and Biographical Sketches" presents an editorial note explaining the composition and origins of the collected pieces, some previously unpublished, others assembled for special readings. The first major essay, "Demonology," investigates dreams, omens, coincidences, and the unexplainable aspects of human experience, balancing poetic wonder with rational skepticism. Emerson discusses the peculiar power of dreams and presentiments, the human tendency to seek signs in nature, and the allure of mystical or supernatural explanations for success and fortune. The subsequent essay, "Aristocracy," turns to the enduring fascination with social elites, distinguishing true personal excellence from mere inherited status, and arguing that real aristocracy derives from character, intellect, self-reliance, and societal service rather than birth or wealth. Throughout these opening essays, Emerson combines philosophical analysis with practical observation, inviting readers to look beyond surface appearances and develop deeper personal and social insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1883 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | American essays -- 19th century |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cabot, James Elliot, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1821-1903 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Emerson's complete works, v. 10 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/lecturesbiograph00emer">https://archive.org/details/lecturesbiograph00emer</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75942">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75942</a> |
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