Bird Relics: Grief and Vitalism in Thoreau
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- Synopsis
- Bird Relics traces Thoreau’s evolving thoughts through his investigation of Greek philosophy and the influence of a group of Harvard vitalists who resisted the ideas of the naturalist Louis Agassiz. It takes into account materials often overlooked by critics: his Indian Notebooks and unpublished bird notebooks; his calendars that rewrite how we tell time; his charts of falling leaves, through which he develops a complex theory of decay; and his obsession with vegetal pathology, which inspires a novel understanding of the relationship between disease and health.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 455 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674088474
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/29/16
- Copyrighted By:
- the President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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