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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sayre, Robert F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Knowledge > America.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1962 > Critique et interpretation.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Criticism and interpretation.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862
Indians in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Indians in literature
America
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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