Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Journal: Sept. 1, 1854-Oct. 30, 1855
Sept. 1, 1854-Oct. 30, 1855
Author: Henry David ThoreauPublisher:
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 558
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Henry David Thoreau
Author: Richard J. SchneiderPublisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Discusses the life and writings of Henry David Thoreau, 19th century American intellectual. Includes reviews of his work and evaluates his influence.
Critical Essays on Henry David Thoreau's Walden
Author: Joel MyersonPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Faith in a Seed
Author: Henry D. ThoreauPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781597262873
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Faith in a Seed contains the hitherto unpublished work The Dispersion of Seeds, one of Henry D. Thoreau's last important research and writing projects, and now his first new book to appear in 125 years. With the remarkable clarity and grace that characterize all of his writings, Thoreau describes the ecological succession of plant species through seed dispersal. The Dispersion of Seeds, which draws on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, refutes the then widely accepted theory that some plants spring spontaneously to life, independent of roots, cuttings, or seeds. As Thoreau wrote: "Though I do not believe a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." Henry D. Thoreau's Faith in a Seed, was first published in hardcover in 1993 by Island Press under the Shearwater Books imprint, which unifies scientific views of nature with humanistic ones. This important work, the first publication of Thoreau's last manuscript, is now available in paperback. Faith in a Seed contains Thoreau's last important research and writing project, The Dispersion of Seeds, along with other natural history writings from late in his life. Edited by Bradley P. Dean, professor of English at East Carolina University and editor of the Thoreau Society Bulletin, these writings demonstrate how a major American author at the height of his career succeeded in making science and literature mutually enriching.
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau
Author: Henry David ThoreauThe Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the American Renaissance
Author: Christopher N. PhillipsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108372813
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The American Renaissance has been a foundational concept in American literary history for nearly a century. The phrase connotes a period, as well as an event, an iconic turning point in the growth of a national literature and a canon of texts that would shape American fiction, poetry, and oratory for generations. F. O. Matthiessen coined the term in 1941 to describe the years 1850–1855, which saw the publications of major writings by Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. This Companion takes up the concept of the American Renaissance and explores its origins, meaning, and longevity. Essays by distinguished scholars move chronologically from the formative reading of American Renaissance authors to the careers of major figures ignored by Matthiessen, including Stowe, Douglass, Harper, and Longfellow. The volume uses the best of current literary studies, from digital humanities to psychoanalytic theory, to illuminate an era that reaches far beyond the Civil War and continues to shape our understanding of American literature.
Journal
Author: Henry David ThoreauThe Waterloo Roll Call
Author: Charles DaltonPublisher:
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Category : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau
Author: Jack TurnerPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081317287X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author’s political philosophy and its influence on American public life. Although Thoreau’s doctrine of civil disobedience has long since become a touchstone of world history, the greater part of his political legacy has been overlooked. With a resurgence of interest in recent years, A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau is the first volume focused exclusively on Thoreau’s ethical and political thought. Jack Turner illuminates the unexamined aspects of Thoreau’s political life and writings. Combining both new and classic essays, this book offers a fresh and comprehensive understanding of Thoreau’s politics, and includes discussions of subjects ranging from his democratic individualism to the political relevance of his intellectual eccentricity. The collection consists of works by sixteen prominent political theorists and includes an extended bibliography on Thoreau’s politics. A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau is a landmark reference for anyone seeking a better understanding of Thoreau’s complex political philosophy.