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Richardson Robert D. <1934-2020, > |
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Henry Thoreau : A Life of the Mind / / Robert D. Richardson |
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (455 pages) : illustrations |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, American - 19th century |
Intellectuals - United States |
Naturalists - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. 1837. Return to Concord -- II. 1838 -1840. The Ethical Imperatives of Transcendentalism -- III. 1841-1843. American Reformation -- IV. 1843 -1845. The Road to Walden Pond -- V. 1846 -1849. The Profession of Letters -- VI. 1849-1851. The Language of the Leopard: Wildness and Society -- VII. 1851-1852. New Books, New Worlds -- VIII. 1852-1854. Walden or the Triumph of the Organic -- IX. 1854-1862. The Economy of Nature -- A Thoreau Chronology -- Principal Sources -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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