The Cambridge Companion To Henry David Thoreau Is An Accessible Guide To Reading And Understanding The Works Of Thoreau. Presenting Essays By A Distinguished Array Of Contributors, The Companion Is A Valuable Resource For Historical And Contextual Material, Whether On Early Writings Such As A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers, On The Monumental Walden, Or On His Journal And Later Writings. It Also Serves As A Biographical Guide, Offering Insights Into His Publishing Career And His Brief But Extraordinarily Original Life. In Short, The Companion Helps The Reader To Approach Thoreau's Writings, As He Would Say, Deliberately And Reservedly, By Suggesting How Thoreau Uses Language, How His Biography Informs His Writing, How Personal And Historical Influences Shaped His Career, And How His Writings Function As Literary Works. Thoreau's Reputation / Walter Harding -- Thoreau And Concord / Robert D. Richardson, Jr. -- Thoreau And Emerson / Robert Sattelmeyer -- A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers / Linck C. Johnson -- Thoreau As Poet / Elizabeth Hall Witherell -- Thoreau And His Audience / Steven Fink -- Walden / Richard J. Schneider -- Thoreau In His Journal / Leonard N. Neufeldt -- The Maine Woods / Joseph J. Moldenhauer -- A Wild, Rank Place : Thoreau's Cape Cod / Philip F. Gura -- Thoreau's Later Natural History Writings / Ronald Wesley Hoag -- Thoreau And The Natural Environment / Lawrence Buell -- Thoreau And Reform / Len Gougeon. Edited By Joel Myerson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 215-218) And Index.
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- Literature & Fiction
- History & Criticism
- Criticism & Theory
- History & Criticism
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Author : Myerson, Joel
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :1995-06-30
Number Of Pages : 248
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0521445949
ISBN-13 : 9780521445948
Item weight : 0.88 lb
Dimensions : 0.87 in x 5.98 in x 8.82 in
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