Thoreauvian Modernities: Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon

Author/Contributor(s):	Monfort, Bruno
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	02/01/2013
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.