Thoreauvian modernities : transatlantic conversations on an American icon /
Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of ""pure"" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work-how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and h...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Athens ; London :
University of Georgia Press,
2013
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of ""pure"" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work-how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau's modernity and give a much-needed reassessment of his work in a global context. The first of three sections, ""Thoreau and (Non)Modernity, "" views Thoreau as a social thinker who set himself again |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780820344782 0820344788 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
