<p><i>Waldenβs Shore</i> explores Thoreauβs understanding of the βliving rockβ on which lifeβs complexity dependsβnot as metaphor but as physical science. Robert Thorsonβs subject is Thoreau the rock and mineral collector, interpreter of landscapes, and field scientist, whose compass and measuring s
A Study Guide for Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"
β Scribed by Gale, Cengage Learning
- Publisher
- Gale, Cengage Learning
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Novels for Students
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A Study Guide for Henry David Thoreau's "Walden," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
β¦ Subjects
Education, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, EDU000000, LIT000000
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<p>"Let us settle ourselves, and work and wedge our feet downward," Thoreau invites his readers in <i>Walden</i>, "till we come to a hard bottom and rocks in place, which we can call <i>reality</i>." <i>Walden's Shore</i> explores Thoreau's understanding of that hard reality, not as metaphor but as
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