Thoreau and the American Indians

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Thoreau turned toward Indians in his writing as well as in his life, and this book traces the long and arduous process by which his ideas about Indians evolved from savagist stereotypes to attitudes of greater originality. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sayre, Robert F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Criticism and interpretation.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1962 > Critique et interpretation.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Knowledge > America.
Indians in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
America.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • CHAPTER I. Savagism
  • CHAPTER II. "As Long as Grass Grows and Water Runs"
  • CHAPTER III. The Vision Quest-Walden
  • CHAPTER IV. A Book about Indians?
  • CHAPTER V. Beyond Savagism
  • CHAPTER VI. Maine-The Lessons of the Forest
  • CHAPTER VII. On the Sky-Tinted River
  • APPENDIX. On the Name and Number of the "Indian Books"
  • Notes
  • Index

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