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Representative Men (Version 2)

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Seven Essays: his reasoning why and how great men have always been honored and necessary in our civilization, followed by six chapters dealing with, in order: Plato, Swedenborg, Montaigne, Shakspeare (sic), Napoleon and Goethe.

Emerson was an old fashioned "Man of Letters". He was the head of the mid-19th century School of Transcendentalism. Poetry, essay and book on Philosophy, human rights and religious and social rights. - Summary by William Jones (7 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Uses of Great Men P.1

24:57

Read by KevinS

Uses of Great Men P.2

22:20

Read by KevinS

Plato P.1

39:56

Read by William Allan Jones

Plato P.2

43:09

Read by William Allan Jones

Swedenborg P.1

35:42

Read by Owlivia

Swedenborg P.2

50:02

Read by Owlivia

Montaigne P.1

30:12

Read by Michele Eaton

Montaigne P.2

31:10

Read by Michele Eaton

Shakespeare P.1

24:53

Read by FloraMetrick

Shakespeare P.2

23:14

Read by FloraMetrick

Napoleon P.1

31:44

Read by Rita Boutros

Napoleon P.2

29:59

Read by Rita Boutros

Goethe P.1

25:51

Read by William Allan Jones

Goethe P.2

25:04

Read by William Allan Jones