A Historical Guide to Henry David Thoreau (Historical Guides to American Authors)

As An Essayist, Philosopher, Ex-pencil Manufacturer, Notorious Hermit, Tax Protester, And All-around Original Thinker, Thoreau Led So Singular A Life That He Is In Some Ways A Perfect Candidate For The Historical And Biographical Treatments Made Possible By The Historical Guides To American Authors Series Format. William E. Cain, The Volume Editor, Includes Contributions On His Relationship With 19th Century Authority And Concepts Of The Land, Which Should Help The Volume's Reach Beyond Those Who Read Thoreau For Illumination To Those General Readers Who Love Him For Embodying The Spirit Of American Rebellion. Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 : A Brief Biography / William E. Cain -- Thoreau, Manhood, And Race : Quiet Desperation Versus Representative Isolation / Dana D. Nelson -- Domesticity On Walden Pond / Cecelia Tichi -- Romancing The Real : Thoreau's Technology Of Inscription / Laura Dassow Walls -- The Theory, Practice, And Influence Of Thoreau's Civil Disobedience / Lawrence A. Rosenwald -- That Terrible Thoreau : Concord And Its Hermit / Robert A. Gross. Edited By William E. Cain. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 265-274) And Index. Contents......Page 8 Introduction......Page 12 Henry David Thoreau, 1817—1862: A Brief Biography......Page 20 THOREAU IN HIS TIME......Page 68 Thoreau, Manhood, and Race: Quiet Desperation versus Representative Isolation......Page 70 Domesticity on Walden Pond......Page 104 Romancing the Real: Thoreau's Technology of Inscription......Page 132 The Theory, Practice, and Influence of Thoreau's Civil Disobedience......Page 162 "That Terrible Thoreau": Concord and Its Hermit......Page 190 ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGY......Page 252 Bibliographical Essay......Page 274 Contributors......Page 284 B......Page 286 C......Page 287 G......Page 288 J......Page 289 M......Page 290 R......Page 291 S......Page 292 T......Page 293 Y......Page 294 Annotation As an essayist, philosopher, ex-pencil manufacturer, notorious hermit, tax protester, and all-around original thinker, Thoreau led so singular a life that he is in some ways a perfect candidate for the historical and biographical treatments made possible by theHistorical Guides to AmericanAuthorsseries format. William E. Cain, the volume editor, includes contributions on his relationship with 19th century authority and concepts of the land, which should help the volume's reach beyond those who read Thoreau for illumination to those general readers who love him for embodying the spirit of American rebellion Contents 8 Introduction 12 Henry David Thoreau, 1817—1862: A Brief Biography 20 THOREAU IN HIS TIME 68 Thoreau, Manhood, and Race: Quiet Desperation versus Representative Isolation 70 Domesticity on Walden Pond 104 Romancing the Real: Thoreau's Technology of Inscription 132 The Theory, Practice, and Influence of Thoreau's Civil Disobedience 162 "That Terrible Thoreau": Concord and Its Hermit 190 ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGY 252 Bibliographical Essay 274 Contributors 284 Index 286 A 286 B 286 C 287 D 288 E 288 F 288 G 288 H 289 I 289 J 289 K 290 L 290 M 290 N 291 O 291 P 291 Q 291 R 291 S 292 T 293 U 294 V 294 W 294 Y 294 Thoreau - philosopher, essayist, hermit, tax protester and original thinker - led a singular life. This biography includes contributions of his relationship with 19th century authority and concepts of the land