Thoreau Henry David - The Journal 1837 - 1861 - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Henry David Thoreau's Journal was his life's work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks the workshop where he developed his books and essays and a project in its own right one of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday environment the revolving seasons and the changing self. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and for those acquainted with it its prismatic pages exercise a hypnotic fascination. Yet at roughly seven thousand pages or two million words it remains Thoreau's least - known work. This reader's edition the largest one - volume edition of Thoreau's Journal ever published is the first to capture the scope rhythms and variety of the work as a whole. Ranging freely over the world at large the Journal is no less devoted to the life within. As Thoreau says It is in vain to write on the seasons unless you have the seasons in you.
Title: The Journal 1837 - 1861
Author(s): Thoreau Henry David
Publisher: The New York Review Of Books Inc
Barcode: 9781590173213
Pages: 704 Pages
Publication Date: 11/24/2009
Category: Prose: Non-Fiction