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Henry Thoreau
A Life of the Mind
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Ideal for readers interested in American intellectual history, biography enthusiasts, and those who appreciate detailed literary scholarship on key cultural figures.
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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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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A splendidly written and illuminating biography, praised for its graceful prose and insightful critical discussions of Thoreau's journals and works like Walden and Cape Cod. Reviewers highlight its fresh perspective and scholarly depth, noting the book's successful exploration of how Thoreau's reading influenced his creativity and thought. It is described as absorbing, well-designed, and worthy of a place alongside Thoreau's own writings.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780520063464
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 January 1988
Country: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Barry Moser
- Designed by Barry Moser
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 635g
Pages: 464
About the Author
Robert D. Richardson, Jr. is the author of Emerson: The Mind on Fire (California, 1995) among other books.
Also by Robert D. Richardson
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