Daniel Ricketson and His Friends : Letters, Poems, Sketches, Etc (Classic Reprint)

Walton Ricketson

ISBN 10: 133246842X / ISBN 13: 9781332468423

Published by Forgotten Books Jul 2018, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Daniel Ricketson and His Friends : Letters, Poems, Sketches, Etc (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books Jul 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 133246842X
• ISBN 13: 9781332468423
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 23D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1264 grams

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Synopsis

This book presents an intimate portrait of Henry D. Thoreau and his circle, uncovering the connections between his writings and friends to the wider movements of 19th-century American literature. The author brings Thoreau's ideas and experiences back to life through an exploration of his friendships with individuals such as Daniel Ricketson, Bronson Alcott, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Drawing on letters, journals, and other sources, the book delves into the genesis of Thoreau's seminal works and illuminates the ways in which his relationships fostered his radical vision for a life in harmony with nature and the self. By tracing the personal and intellectual currents that shaped Thoreau's thought, this book deepens our understanding of his enduring legacy as a naturalist, philosopher, and pioneer of the American literary landscape.

About the Author

Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, and philosopher, who is best known for his works Waldena treatise about living in concert with the natural worldand Civil Disobedience, in which he espoused the need to morally resist the actions of an unjust state. Thoreau s work heavily reflects the ideologies of the American transcendentalists, and he has long been considered a leading figure in the movement along with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, and, at first, Nathaniel Hawthorne (who changed his views later in life). In addition to his writing, which totaled more than twenty volumes, Thoreau was an active abolitionist, and lectured regularly against the Fugitive Slave Law. Thoreau died in 1862, and is buried along with Louisa May Alcott, Ellery Channing, and other notable Americans in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts.