Home›Works›Essays: First SeriesWorksEssays: First SeriesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextLiterature Atlas. "Essays: First Series." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/essays-first-series.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextLiterature Atlas. (n.d.). Essays: First Series. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/essays-first-seriesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{literatureatlas-essays-first-series, author = {Literature Atlas}, title = {Essays: First Series}, year = {2026}, url = {https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/essays-first-series}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerified1841 collection including Self-Reliance, The Over-Soul and Compensation.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsComposed, From (Year)Well-attestedSourced to the subject's own account1841 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithThe Essay, Forms Well-attested Source Robert D. Richardson, Emerson: The Mind on Fire (1995)tier 2Transcendentalism, Movements Well-attested Source Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Authored ByRalph Waldo Emerson, Authors Well-attested Source Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841)tier 3In GenreNonfiction Prose, Genres Well-attested Sources1. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series (1841)Robert D. Richardson, Emerson: The Mind on Fire (1995)tier 2Associated With: The EssayEncyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Associated With: TranscendentalismView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year