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Henry Thoreau
Robert D. Richardson
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Description for Henry Thoreau
Paperback. This biography of Henry Thoreau offers insight into his social activism, his interest in fine arts, William Gilpin and John Ruskin's influence on his nature writing, and his involvement in, and influence by, the Agassiz-Darwin debate over "The Origin of Species.". Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
The two years Thoreau spent at Walden Pond and the night he spent in the Concord jail are among the most familiar features of the American intellectual landscape. In this new biography, based on a reexamination of Thoreau's manuscripts and on a retracing of his trips, Robert Richardson offers a view of Thoreau's life and achievement in their full nineteenth century context.
The two years Thoreau spent at Walden Pond and the night he spent in the Concord jail are among the most familiar features of the American intellectual landscape. In this new biography, based on a reexamination of Thoreau's manuscripts and on a retracing of his trips, Robert Richardson offers a view of Thoreau's life and achievement in their full nineteenth century context.
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Weight
663g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520063464
SKU
V9780520063464
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About Robert D. Richardson
Robert D. Richardson, Jr. is the author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire (California, 1995) among other books.
Reviews for Henry Thoreau
A splendidly written book. . . . Richardson's critical discussions of the journals, Walden, Cape Cod, and the other works are invariably illuminating and cast a new light on Thoreau's sometimes cross-grained but fascinating personality.
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe