Thoreau : A Naturalist's Liberty /

John Hildebidle reintroduces us to Thoreau as natural history writer, bringing fresh insight to Walden, Cape Cod, and the later nature pieces--both published and unpublished--and the tradition of nature writing as well. Hildebidle examines Thoreau's attitude toward history and science, demonstr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hildebidle, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Edición:Reprint 2014
Temas:
Englische Literatur Amerikas.
Natural history.
Nature in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 > Knowledge > Natural history.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. PRESENTING THE PAST: THOREAU AND HISTORY
  • 2. CIRCUMSTANCES LAID TOGETHER: THE METHOD OF THE NATURAL HISTORIAN
  • 3. NOMEN GENERALISSIMUM: THE GENRE OF NATURAL HISTORY
  • 4. SCHOOLING THE EYE AND HAND: THE LATE NATURAL HISTORY ESSAYS
  • 5. NATURALIZING EDEN: SCIENCE AND SAINTHOOD IN WALDEN
  • 6. SUSPECTABLE REPETITIONS: CAPE COD
  • CONCLUSION: SORTING THE RUBBLE
  • ABBREVIATIONS OF SOURCES NOTES INDEX
  • Abbreviations of Sources
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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