An Oration, Delivered Before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, at Cambridge, August 31, 1837
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019900925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this famous speech, Emerson encouraged American intellectual independence from Europe and urged American writers to develop their own styles instead of imitating European literature. He believed that America had the potential to become a new cultural center for the world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
