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The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 1: Journal, Volume 1: 1837-1844.
Henry David Thoreau
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Hardback. Covers the early years of Thoreau's intellectual and artistic growth. This title reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. Editor(s): Witherell, Elizabeth Hall; Howarth, William L.; Sattelmeyer, Robert; Blanding, Thomas. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 799.
This first volume of the Journal covers the early years of Thoreau's rapid intellectual and artistic growth. The Journal reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. With characteristic reticence, Thoreau mentions only a few episodes in his emotional history: an ill-fated romance, the death of his elder brother, and an unhappy sojourn on Staten Island, where he tried to write for New York periodicals. Parts of Thoreau's Journal have been published, but always with large omissions of text and with considerable grooming of its erratic manuscript style. This edition presents the entire ... Read more
This first volume of the Journal covers the early years of Thoreau's rapid intellectual and artistic growth. The Journal reflects his reading, travels, and contacts with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and other Transcendentalists. With characteristic reticence, Thoreau mentions only a few episodes in his emotional history: an ill-fated romance, the death of his elder brother, and an unhappy sojourn on Staten Island, where he tried to write for New York periodicals. Parts of Thoreau's Journal have been published, but always with large omissions of text and with considerable grooming of its erratic manuscript style. This edition presents the entire ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Series
Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
Number of Pages
716
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691063614
SKU
V9780691063614
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