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Thoreauvian Modernities: Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon
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Paperback. Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of "pure" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work--how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire, and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Editor(s): Specq, Francois; Walls, Laura Dassow; Granger, Michele. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of “pure” nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work—how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau’s modernity and give a much-needed reassessment of his work in a global context.
The first of three sections, “Thoreau and (Non)Modernity,” views Thoreau as a social thinker who set ... Read more
Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of “pure” nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work—how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau’s modernity and give a much-needed reassessment of his work in a global context.
The first of three sections, “Thoreau and (Non)Modernity,” views Thoreau as a social thinker who set ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820344294
SKU
V9780820344294
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About
François Specq is a professor of American literature and culture at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon-Université de Lyon/CNRS, France. Laura Dassow Walls is William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Michel Granger is a professor of American literature and culture at the Université de Lyon/CNRS, France.
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