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Excursions
Henry David Thoreau
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Description for Excursions
Hardback. Presents texts of nine essays including "'Natural History of Massachusetts', "Wild Apples", "A Winter Walk," "A Walk to Wachusett," and "The Landlord." Editor(s): Moldenhauer, Joseph J. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 664 pages, 4 halftones. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 758.
Excursions presents texts of nine essays, including some of Henry D. Thoreau's most engaging and popular works, newly edited and based on the most authoritative versions of each. These essays represent Thoreau in many stages of his writing career, ranging from 1842--when he accepted Emerson's commission to review four volumes of botanical and zoological catalogues in an essay that was published in The Dial as "Natural History of Massachusetts"--to 1862, when he prepared "Wild Apples," a lecture he had delivered during the Concord Lyceum's 1859-1860 season, for publication in the Atlantic Monthly after his death. Three other early meditations on ... Read more
Excursions presents texts of nine essays, including some of Henry D. Thoreau's most engaging and popular works, newly edited and based on the most authoritative versions of each. These essays represent Thoreau in many stages of his writing career, ranging from 1842--when he accepted Emerson's commission to review four volumes of botanical and zoological catalogues in an essay that was published in The Dial as "Natural History of Massachusetts"--to 1862, when he prepared "Wild Apples," a lecture he had delivered during the Concord Lyceum's 1859-1860 season, for publication in the Atlantic Monthly after his death. Three other early meditations on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
Condition
New
Weight
758g
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691064505
SKU
V9780691064505
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About Henry David Thoreau
Joseph J. Moldenhauer is the Mody C. Boatright Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, Austin.
Reviews for Excursions
"Presents newly edited texts of nine essays
including some of Thoreau's most popular and engaging works
drawing from his writing career between 1842 and 1862. The collection highlights Thoreau's early use of themes and approaches that recur throughout his work, including explorations of internal and external geography."
Times Higher Education "Students of textual editing should study this production as a model of the ... Read more
including some of Thoreau's most popular and engaging works
drawing from his writing career between 1842 and 1862. The collection highlights Thoreau's early use of themes and approaches that recur throughout his work, including explorations of internal and external geography."
Times Higher Education "Students of textual editing should study this production as a model of the ... Read more