The second in a three-volume edition that brings 12 of Emerson’s topical notebooks and four other notebooks into print for the first time. Among the highlights of the five notebooks in Volume
2, Notebook Orientalist provides a close view of Emerson’s adaptation of Eastern thought. The transcribed original notebooks are accompanied by detailed annotations, and introduced by volume
editor Bosco. In addition to an exhaustive index compiled by the editor, an appendix combines Emerson’s own indexes to the included notebooks. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
