{"product_id":"9788412949957","title":"INDIAN SUMMER","description":"\u003ch2\u003eINDIAN SUMMER\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unpublished selection from the journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson, father of American thought, focusing on his relationship with nature, walking, and travel. Moving away from abstract philosophical reflections, this volume rescues the observations and thoughts that contact with the natural world inspired in the author. A work that invites intellectual enjoyment and the rediscovery of the wisdom that arises from the direct experience of the landscape, offering an intimate and revealing look at one of the great essayists of the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book collects a carefully curated selection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s personal journals, focusing exclusively on his experiences linked to nature, walking, and travel. Purely philosophical reflections have been set aside to preserve those annotations where the author captures the ideas and sensations that contact with the natural environment produced in him. The work is structured as a journey through the landscapes Emerson traveled throughout his life, offering the reader the opportunity to accompany him on his walks and discover how the observation of the natural world becomes a source of knowledge and beauty. It is a gateway to a portion of the journals that Nietzsche read and enthusiastically recommended, which until now had remained unpublished in this form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between thought and nature as a source of wisdom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe practice of walking and travel as methods of knowledge and contemplation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe beauty and utility of intuitive knowledge versus academicism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEmerson's figure as a precursor to transcendentalism and his influence on Thoreau.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDirect experience of the landscape as a space for introspection and creativity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in nature philosophy, transcendentalist thought, and the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Also for those seeking a reflective and serene read that connects with the natural world, as well as those who appreciate the intimate journals of great thinkers as a source of inspiration. Especially recommended for those who enjoy the writing of Henry David Thoreau and wish to explore the root of his thought through the figure of his mentor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to an unpublished selection of Emerson's journals, focusing on nature and travel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and lesser-known perspective of  the author, away from his more formal philosophical treatises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn invitation to contemplation and the enjoyment of reading as a sensory and intellectual experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe possibility of better understanding the roots of American transcendentalism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA book that values the knowledge born from direct experience and walking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: EMERSON, RALPH WALDO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: HERMIDA EDITORES, S.L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: PHILOSOPHY, POPULAR PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: EL JARDIN DE EPICURO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: October 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 134 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Assessment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original editorial proposal that rescues a little-traversed facet of Emerson, offering the reader a more intimate and sensory reading experience. The selection of his journals, focused on nature and walking, is especially attractive to those who seek a lived philosophy rather than one merely theorized. A book that connects with the contemporary sensitivity toward landscape and introspection, presented with the care that characterizes the El Jardín de Epicuro collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HERMIDA EDITORES S.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407136448859,"sku":"9788412949957","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841294995.jpg?v=1781847652","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412949957","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}