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edocfu_9958352231002883
Format:
1 online resource(viii,174p.) :
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illustrations.
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Electronic reproduction. : Harvard University Press, 1983. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674494336
Content:
Hildebidle sees Thoreau as representative of a long-standing American tendency simultaneously to reject and to use the past, and shows how, as naturalist, he brought together science and literary aims. This gracefully written analysis of Thoreau's thinking and style will well serve all readers of Thoreau and those interested in natural history as a genre.
Content:
John Hildebidle reintroduces us to Thoreau as natural history writer, bringing fresh insight to Walden, Cape Cod, and the later nature pieces--both published and unpublished--and the tradition of nature writing as well. Hildebidle examines Thoreau's attitude toward history and science, demonstrating that he manages to use "secondhand" material while insisting that only firsthand experience has any value. Although sharing the naturalist's eye and methods, Thoreau never rests in the role of observer and collector. Hildebidle sees Thoreau as representative of a long-standing American tendency simultaneously to reject and to use the past, and shows how, as naturalist, he brought together science and literary aims. This gracefully written analysis of Thoreau's thinking and style will well serve all readers of Thoreau and those interested in natural history as a genre.
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Frontmatter --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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CONTENTS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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1. PRESENTING THE PAST: THOREAU AND HISTORY --
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2. CIRCUMSTANCES LAID TOGETHER: THE METHOD OF THE NATURAL HISTORIAN --
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3. NOMEN GENERALISSIMUM: THE GENRE OF NATURAL HISTORY --
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4. SCHOOLING THE EYE AND HAND: THE LATE NATURAL HISTORY ESSAYS --
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5. NATURALIZING EDEN: SCIENCE AND SAINTHOOD IN WALDEN --
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6. SUSPECTABLE REPETITIONS: CAPE COD --
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CONCLUSION: SORTING THE RUBBLE --
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Abbreviations of Sources --
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NOTES --
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INDEX.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674494312
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/harvard.9780674494336
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674494336
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