Thoreauvian Modernities Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon |
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| Editor:
| Specq, Francois
Walls, Laura Dassow
Granger, Michel |
| Contribution by:
| Walls, Laura Dassow
Granger, Michel
Case, Kristen
Conrad, Randall
Dowling, David
Imbert, Michel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-4478-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $32.95USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Instead of canonizing Thoreau as a celebrant of "pure" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, these essays reveal edgier facets of his work. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau's modernity and give a much-needed reassessment of his work in a global context.
Instead of canonizing Thoreau as a celebrant of "pure" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, these essays reveal edgier facets of his work. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau's modernity and give a much-needed reassessment of his work in a global context.