Robert Kuhn Mcgregor

A Wider View of the Universe

Henry Thoreau's Study of Nature, Revised Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

Thoreau in his early career did not consider nature a worthy subject for his pen. Beginning with only a superficial knowledge of nature--even while living at Walden Pond--he later began to study the subject more intensely in 1849. Over the next dozen years, he applied himself especially to botany and ornithology, seeking to integrate knowledge into the larger patterns of life. Independently deriving what today would be considered an ecological worldview, Thoreau devoted the last years of his writing career to nature studies, written in his own distinctive voice. In this revised edition of a standard study of Thoreau and nature, the author traces the origins and development of Thoreau's shift in viewpoint and his painstaking efforts thereafter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668970
• ISBN-10: 1476668973
• Artikelnr.: 47367743

Autorenporträt

Robert Kuhn McGregor, emeritus professor of history at the University of Illinois-Springfield, taught environmental history, early American history, and the history of popular culture, including baseball. He lives in Corning, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface to the New Edition Introduction 1.
Concord 2.
Waldo and Henry 3.
The Pond and the Mountain 4.
Absorbing Nature 5.
The River 6.
Investigating Nature 7.
A Vision of Nature Appendix: Henry Thoreau's Writing Projects, 1837-1849 Chapter Notes Index