Considered to be one of America’s great intellectuals, Thoreau was deeply engaged in some of the most important social debates of his day including slavery, the emergence of consumerism, the American Dream, living on the frontier, the role of the government and the ecological mind. As testimony to Thoreau’s remarkable intellectual heritage, his autobiography, essays and poetry still continue to inspire and attract readers from across the globe.
As a celebration of H.D. Thoreau’s Bicentenary (1817-1862), this edited volume offers a re-reading of his works and reconsiders the influence that his transcendentalist philosophy has had on American culture and literature. Taking an intertextual perspective, the contributors to this volume seek to reveal Thoreau’s influence on American Literature and Arts from the 19th century onwards and his fundamental contribution to the development of 20th century American Literature. In particular, this work presents previously unconsidered intertextual analyses of authors that have been influenced by Thoreau’s writings. This volume also reveals how Thoreau’s influence can be read across literary genres and even seen in visual manifestations such as cinema.
Thoureau's Inner Geographies: Symmetries, Asymetries and Triskelio
págs. 1-24
On the Page and on the Stage: The Influence of Henry David Thoreau on Susan Glaspell's Works
págs. 25-38
"A Group of Urban Thoreaus": Gender and Romantic Transcendentalism in the Poetics of the Beat Generation
págs. 39-60
Experts in Home-Cosmography: Thoreau from the Experience of Jonas Mekas and the Cinematographic Avant-garde
págs. 61-80
Staging the "Peaceable Revolution": Henry David Thoreau and the Living Theatre
págs. 81-102
Draft Resistance and the Anti-War Movement as Civil Disobedience: The Influence of Thoreau's Political Thought on the Protests Against the War in Vietnam
págs. 103-120
A Postmodern Reception of H.D Thoreau's Walden: The Construction of Literary Solitude in Paul Auster's Fiction
págs. 121-138
"Then, I Say, Break the Law": The Intertextual Influence of H. D. Thoreau's Social Criticism and Peaceful Resistance Poetics in Maxine Hong Kingston's I Love a Broad Margin to my Life
págs. 139-156
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