<DIV>Drawing primarily from previously unpublished manuscripts in the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association Collection in the Houghton Library at Harvard University, recent editions of Emerson&rsquo;s correspondence, journals and notebooks, sermons, and early lectures have provided authoritative texts that inspire readers to consider Emerson&rsquo;s place in American culture afresh. The two-volume <i>Later Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1843&ndash;1871</i>, presents the texts of forty-eight complete and unpublished lectures delivered during the crucial middle years of Emerson&rsquo;s career. They offer his thoughts on New England and &ldquo;Old World&rdquo; history and culture, poetic theory, education, the history and uses of intellect&mdash;as well as his ideas on race relations and women&rsquo;s rights, subjects that sparked many debates. These final volumes contain some of Emerson&rsquo;s most timelessly relevant work and are sure to engage and inform any reader interested in discovering one of our country&rsquo;s greatest intellectuals.<br> <br> The following sections, although appearing only in the volume designated, contain information that pertains to both volumes and are available on the University of Georgia Press website.<br> <br> Volume 1: 1843&ndash;1854 contains:</div> <ul> <li>Preface</li> <li>Works Frequently Cited</li> <li>Historical and Textual Introduction</li> <li>&nbsp;</li> </ul> Volume 2: 1855&ndash;1871 contains:<br> <ul> <li>Manuscript Sources of Emerson&rsquo;s Later Lectures in the Houghton Library of Harvard University</li> <li>Index to Works by Emerson</li> <li>General Index</li> </ul>