The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume VII, Society and Solitude

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Historical Introduction, Notes, and Parallel Passages by Ronald A. Bosco Text Established and Textual Introduction by Douglas Emory Wilson

    Note on Numbering and Documentation

    Abbreviations

    Historical Introduction

    Statement of Editorial Principles

    Textual Introduction

    Society and Solitude

    1. Society and Solitude

    2. Civilization

    3. Art

    4. Eloquence

    5. Domestic Life

    6. Farming

    7. Works and Days

    8. Books

    9. Clubs

    10. Courage

    11. Success

    12. Old Age

    Notes

    Textual Apparatus

    Annex A: The Text of "American Civilization"

    Annex B: Pre-copy-text Variants in "Farming"

    Annex C: The Manuscripts

    Appendix to Annex C: Alterations in the Manuscripts

    Annex D: Emerson's Corrections and Emendations

    Annex E: Parallel Passages

    Index

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Ronald A. Bosco, Distinguished Professor of English and American Literature, State University of New York at Albany, is General Editor of the Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Douglas Emory Wilson, the former General Editor, was Textual Editor of the Collected Works at the time of his death in 2005.