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Thoreau's Fable of Inscribing
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Thoreau's Fable of Inscribing
Contributors:
By (Author) Frederick Garber
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
818.309
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
242
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
340g
Description
Early in Thoreau's career, he became obsessed with the problem of getting to be at home in the world. This ambitious book relates that obsession to his way of fostering at-homeness: "inscribing" himself not only through words but through such occupations as the making of books, houses, and tracks in the woods. Frederick Garber reveals that a comple
Reviews
"This book is clearly one of the best studies of Thoreau in a generation."Sherman Paul, Professor Emeritus, University of Iowa
