Henry David Thoreau in context /

Henry David Thoreau in context / edited by James S. Finley.

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Well known for his contrarianism and solitude, Henry David Thoreau was nonetheless deeply responsive to the world around him. His writings bear the traces of his wide-ranging reading, travels, political interests, and social influences. Henry David Thoreau in Context brings together leading scholars...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors: Finley, James S., 1981- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Knigdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Series:Literature in context (Cambridge University Press)
Subjects:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Criticism and interpretation.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Geographic Contexts. Concord / Leslie Perrin Wilson
  • Walden Pond and Walden Woods / Kent C. Ryden
  • Boston and Worcester / Wesley T. Mott
  • Maine / Stan Tag
  • The journey west to Minnesota / Corinne H. Smith.
  • Part II. Intellectual and Literary Contexts. Classics / Albena Bakratcheva
  • Medievalism / Kathleen Coyne Kelly
  • The religious horizon / Alan D. Hodder
  • Romanticism / Samantha C. Harvey
  • Transcendentalism / David Faflik
  • Print culture / Jonathan Senchyne
  • The literature of travel / William Stowe
  • Translation / François Specq
  • Odd man in: Thoreau, the Lyceum movement, and the lecture circuit / Ronald Wesley Hoag.
  • Part III. Cultural and Political Contexts. Capitalism / Andrew Kopec
  • Technology / Laura Dassow Walls
  • Politics / Daniel S. Malachuk
  • Slavery and abolition / Sandra Harbert Petrulionis
  • Native America / John J. Kucich
  • Warrior culture / Larry J. Reynolds
  • Diet and vegetarianism / Kathryn Cornell Dolan.
  • Part IV. Scientific and Environmental Contexts. Natural history / Hadley C. Leach
  • Racial science / Cristin Ellis
  • Physical science / Robert M. Thorson
  • Phenology / Kristen Case
  • Animals / Michelle C. Neely
  • Evolution / William Rossi.
  • Part V. "Several More Lives to Lead": Thoreau's Legacies
  • The challenge of Thoreau's biography / Ronald A. Bosco
  • The evolution of Thoreau's reputation / Richard J. Schneider
  • Thoreau, Stanley Cavell, and American philosophy / David M. Robinson
  • Contemporary poetics / Alexandra Manglis
  • The patron saint of tiny houses / April Anson
  • The modern environmental movement / Michael Ziser
  • Popular culture / Carl H. Sederholm.

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