Henry David Thoreau (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Wood Krutch
- First Published: 1948
- Time of Work: 1817–1862
- Setting: Concord, Massachusetts
- Principal Characters: Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lidian Emerson, Ellery Channing, Bronson Alcott
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Nature, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, New England, Biography, Transcendentalism
- Locales: Concord, MA
Form and Content
Henry David Thoreau is an extended critical essay depending, according to Joseph Wood Krutch, more than usual upon the experiences and predicaments of Thoreau’s life. Thus, although generally following a chronological pattern, the book is everywhere infused with a richly textured criticism looking backward and forward for echoes and resonance. Although the biography lacks notes, there is a brief introductory bibliography, and Krutch carefully identifies sources as he presents both biographical commentary and critical assessment.
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