Henry David Thoreau in Context (Literature in Context) ISBN-13: 9781107149229

ISBN-13: 9781107149229

Binding: Hardcover

Author: Finley, James S.

Details: 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 of Thoreau and nineteenth-century American literature and culture and presents original research, valuable synthesis of historical and scholarly sources, and innovative readings of Thoreaus texts. Across thirty-four chapters, this collection reveals a Thoreau deeply concerned with and shaped by a diverse range of environments, intellectual traditions, social issues, and modes of scientific practice. Essays also illuminate important posthumous contexts and consider the specific challenges of contextualizing Thoreau today. This collection provides a rich understanding of Thoreau and nineteenth-century American literature, political activism, and environmentalist thinking that will be a vital resource for students, teachers, scholars, and general readers.

Release Date: 07-04-2017

Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English

Part Number: illustrations

Number Of Pages: 418