Joel Myerson
Auteur de Transcendentalism: A Reader
A propos de l'auteur
Joel Myerson (born 1945) is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina. He has edited many books about the works of such American literary figures as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, afficher plus Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Joel Myerson
A Historical Guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson (Historical Guides to American Authors) (2000) 12 exemplaires
The Oxford Handbook of Transcendentalism (Oxford Handbooks) (2010) — Directeur de publication — 12 exemplaires
Essays on American Life and Letters (Masterworks of Literature Series) (1977) — Directeur de publication; Introduction — 10 exemplaires
Dictionary of Literary Biography: The American Renaissance in New England (Dictionary of Literary Biography, V. 1) (1978) 9 exemplaires
Emerson in his own time a biographical chronicle of his life, drawn from recollections, interviews, and memoirs by… (2003) — Directeur de publication — 6 exemplaires
Antebellum Writers in New York and the South (Dictionary of Literary Biography, V. 3) (1979) 4 exemplaires
New England Transcendentalists and the Dial: A History of the Magazine and Its Contributions (1980) 4 exemplaires
Freaks of genius : unknown thrillers of Louisa May Alcott (1991) — Directeur de publication — 3 exemplaires
Emerson Bicentennial Essays (Massachusetts Historical Society Studies in American History) (2006) 3 exemplaires
Fuller in Her Own Time: A Biographical Chronicle of Her Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs by… (2008) 2 exemplaires
Whitman Manuscripts At Duke University and the Humanities Research Center of the University of Texas (100 Cases) (1993) 1 exemplaire
Selected Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson 1 exemplaire
Studies in the American renaissance 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Journals of Louisa May Alcott (1989) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions — 101 exemplaires
The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott (1987) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions — 65 exemplaires
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 26) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
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I have to confess, I had not read any of Thoreau's writing before reading this book. Although I was aware of his greatest work, "Walden", I was never really sure what it was about, and it was only a reference to this work that I read somewhere else recently that lead me to seek out books by or about Thoreau.
This was the first book I came across, and I found it a wonderful introduction to Thoreau's work. From his early writings for various literary magazines, to his first book "A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" through to Walden and his later natural history writings, we are given a detailed analysis of each piece.
There are also essays on Thoreau's relationship with Ralph Waldo Emerson, an important figure in his life; his deep connection with Concord, the city where he lived; and his reputation as a writer during his own lifetime, and as viewed through modern eyes.
What’s surprising is how relevant Thoreau’s work still is today. In recent times, environmental management has become a mainstream issue, as our concern and awareness for the damage that has been done grows. However Thoreau was writing about this almost 200 years ago. He was a pioneer of the science of ecology, even before that term was invented.
In the discussion of Thoreau’s journal, we learn more about his philosophies and methods of working. Thoreau viewed his journal as ‘possibly his most important project as a writer’, and he discusses the purpose and value of journal-keeping. This is all placed in the context of the nineteenth-century literary world, where the habit of journal-keeping was prevalent.
Reading this book made me wish that I had discovered Thoreau much earlier. He was exactly the sort of writer I needed to read when I was in my teens and early twenties, struggling with my own writing and passion for natural history.
Whether you have read any of Thoreau's work or not, I believe you will find something of value in this book. If not in the analysis, then definitely in the detailed references and suggestions for further reading. A must-read for all ‘Thoreauvians’.… (plus d'informations)