Nature

Written by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Narrated by James Harrington

"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a timeless and captivating essay that celebrates the profound connections between humanity and the natural world. In this seminal work, Emerson contemplates the beauty and power of nature, encouraging readers to embrace a more profound and spiritual connection with the natural environment. Emerson begins by emphasizing the importance of immersing oneself in nature and the transformative effects it has on the human spirit. He invites readers to experience the awe and wonder of the natural world, asserting that communion with nature is essential for personal growth and enlightenment. Read in English, unabridged.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Interactive Media
• Release date: Aug 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781787367272

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading proponent of the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-nineteenth century. He was ordained as a Unitarian minister at Harvard Divinity School but served for only three years before developing his own spiritual philosophy based on individualism and intuition. His essay Nature is arguably his best-known work and was both groundbreaking and highly controversial when it was first published. Emerson also wrote poetry and lectured widely across the US.

Reviews for Nature

[kevn57-163679 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Build, therefore, your own world. As fast as you conform your life to the pure idea of the mind, that will unfold its great proportions"

I think I'll need to reread this every autumn.

[erwinkennythomas · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature is a testimony of a Transcendentalist with a faith in nature. In this treatise Emerson presented nature as paramount in people’s lives. With captivating descriptions he showed how natural phenomena always played a vital role in our lives. Every aspect of nature was presented as important to mankind’s thinking and actions. Our mind, body, and soul are guided by nature. People shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking that nature was separate from them, for they are intricately interrelated with it. Emerson’s prose was rather poetic. He was able to blend nature’s beauty with these natural gifts. To this end he was most successful in bringing life to a Pantheistic view of the world. To Emerson, “nature was all in all,” and embraced every aspect of life.

[glennbell_1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I found Emerson to be naive. His understanding of science was evidently pre Darwinian. He seems to think that the world was made for us and he does not understand the fact that we are creatures of nature. Basically most of what he says is incorrect.