Ralph Waldo Emerson - The Oxford Authors Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson, Richard Poirier This major new volume offers a wide selection of works from Emerson's lectures and essays, including some that have seldom been reprinted such as "Quotation and Originality." In addition, leading Emerson critic Richard Poirier provides helpful annotations to a generous selection of poems, — making this the most accessible edition of Emerson curr... more »ently available.« less