Representative Men
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read by skoval
A series of biographical lectures originally published in 1850. Each chapter is a philosophical treatment of the life of an intellectual. The six representatives are Plato, Swedenborg, Shakespeare, Montaigne, Napolean and Goethe. (Introduction by S. Kovalchik) (7 hr 5 min)
Chapters
| 01: I: The Uses of Great Men | 51:26 | Read by skoval |
| 02: II: Plato, Or The Philosopher | 1:04:25 | Read by skoval |
| 03: II: Plato, New Readings | 16:12 | Read by skoval |
| 04: III: Swedenborg, Or The Mystic | 1:24:36 | Read by skoval |
| 05: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 1) | 30:14 | Read by skoval |
| 06: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 2) | 29:44 | Read by skoval |
| 07: V: Shakspeare, Or, The Poet | 47:09 | Read by skoval |
| 08: VI: Napoleon, Or, The Man of the World | 54:56 | Read by skoval |
| 09: VII: Goethe, Or, The Writer | 46:29 | Read by skoval |
Reviews
unfortunate recording
magoo
The excellent reader is hampered by a faulty microphone. I find the constant crackles and pops impossible, but if you can put up with them the book and performance are rewarding.
Regarding the 4th part: Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
Pure-Insight
Far more revealing about Emerson than Swedenborg. Did he ever truly read more than a handful of pages written by Swedenborg? Emerson makes a ridiculous statement about the term “grandmother” and attributes it to Swedenborg. Yet, in all of the thousands and thousands of words that Swedenborg wrote, relative to spiritual enlightenment, not once does the term “grandmother” ever appear. Not once. Far more important to invest your time into reading the actual words of Swedenborg than in listening to this utterly subjective diatribe. The excellent quality of the spoken audio is what the single star has been given for.