爱默生集散文作家、思想家、诗人于一身，他的诗歌、散文独具特色，注重思想内容而没有过分注重词藻的华丽，行文犹如格言，哲理深入浅出，说服力强，且有典型的“爱默生风格”。他的文字所透出的气质难以形容：既充满专制式的不容置疑，又具有开放式的民主精神；既有贵族式的傲慢，又具有平民式的直接；既清晰易懂，又常常夹杂着某种神秘主义。

拉尔夫•瓦尔多•爱默生，美国散文作家、思想家、诗人。

NATURE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 COMMODITY
CHAPTER 3 BEAUTY
CHAPTER 4 LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 5 DISCIPLINE
CHAPTER 6 IDEALISM
CHAPTER 7 SPIRIT
CHAPTER 8 PROSPECTS
ESSAYS: FIRST SERIES
HISTORY
SELF-RELIANCE
COMPENSATION
SPIRITUAL LAWS NATURE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 COMMODITY
CHAPTER 3 BEAUTY
CHAPTER 4 LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 5 DISCIPLINE
CHAPTER 6 IDEALISM
CHAPTER 7 SPIRIT
CHAPTER 8 PROSPECTS
ESSAYS: FIRST SERIES
HISTORY
SELF-RELIANCE
COMPENSATION
SPIRITUAL LAWS
LOVE
FRIENDSHIP
PRUDENCE
HEROISM
THE OVER-SOUL
CIRCLES
INTELLECT
ART
ESSAYS: SECOND SERIES
THE POET
EXPERIENCE
CHARACTER
MANNERS
GIFTS
NATURE
POLITICS
NOMINALIST AND REALIST
NEW ENGLAND REFORMERS
REPRESENTATIVE MEN
1. USES OF GREAT MEN
2. PLATO; OR, THE PHILOSOPHER
3. SWEDENBORG; OR, THE MYSTIC
4. MONTAIGNE; OR, THE SKEPTIC
5. SHAKSPEARE; OR, THE POET
6. NAPOLEON, OR, THE MAN OF THE WORLD
7. GOETHE; OR, THE WRITER