Self-Reliance
Brand: Thames & Hudson
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, Essays & Correspondence



Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.1 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0500024478
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500024472
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Print length: 96 pages
Publication date: May 18, 2021
subtitle: Hardcover – May 18, 2021
author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Jessica Helfand
review: Editorial Reviews Review " One of Fortune 's Best Books of 2021 This slim volume...is in part, a gorgeously reimagined new edition of Emerson’s original 1841 essay, then, a call for perspective during time of tremendous cultural upheaval. Helfand does the world a favor by adding 12 essays of her own which help modern readers process this current moment of upheaval with much-needed Emersonian grace. " ― Fortune "Collect the flotsam and jetsam of your mind and examine it closely via this new edition of Emerson’s Self-Reliance , accompanied by 12 mini-essays by the genius Jessica Helfand." ― Vulture About the Author Jessica Helfand is is an artist, designer, and writer. She grew up in Paris and New York City, and was educated at Yale University, where she taught for more than two decades. A founding editor of Design Observer , she is the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism, including Screen: Essays on Graphic Design , New Media , and Visual Culture ; Design: The Invention of Desire ; and Face: A Visual Odyssey.