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On Leaving

A Reading in Emerson

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HARDCOVER

$61.50 • £49.95 • €55.50

ISBN 9780674050730

Publication Date: 04/15/2010

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404 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: In the Mode of Water
  • I. Leave-Takings
    • 1. Standing Still
    • 2. Points of Departure
  • II. Journeying
    • 3. Nocturnal Outings: Dreaming
    • 4. Brain Walks: Thinking
    • 5. Archaeology of Roses: Loving
  • III. Dwelling
    • 6. The Art of Staying
    • 7. Abiding on the Earth
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index

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