{"product_id":"thoreauvian-modernities-transatlantic-conversations-on-an-american-icon-paperback","title":"Thoreauvian Modernities: Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruno Monfort\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eChristian Maul\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Dowling\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of \"pure\" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in \u003ci\u003eThoreauvian Modernities\u003c\/i\u003e reveal edgier facets of his work--how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau's modernity and give a much-needed reassessment of his work in a global context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first of three sections, \"Thoreau and (Non)Modernity,\" views Thoreau as a social thinker who set himself against the \"modern\" currents of his day even while contributing to the emergence of a new era. By questioning the place of humans in the social, economic, natural, and metaphysical order, he ushered in a rethinking of humanity's role in the natural world that nurtured the environmental movement. The second section, \"Thoreau and Philosophy,\" examines Thoreau's writings in light of the philosophy of his time as well as current philosophical debates. Section three, \"Thoreau, Language, and the Wild,\" centers on his relationship to wild nature in its philosophical, scientific, linguistic, and literary dimensions. Together, these sixteen essays reveal Thoreau's relevance to a number of fields, including science, philosophy, aesthetics, environmental ethics, political science, and animal studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThoreauvian Modernities\u003c\/i\u003e posits that it is the germinating power of Thoreau's thought--the challenge it poses to our own thinking and its capacity to address pressing issues in a new way--that defines his enduring relevance and his modernity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors: Kristen Case, Randall Conrad, David Dowling, Michel Granger, Michel Imbert, Michael Jonik, Christian Maul, Bruno Monfort, Henrik Otterberg, Tom Pughe, David M. Robinson, William Rossi, Dieter Schulz, Fran ois Specq, Joseph Urbas, Laura Dassow Walls.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrançois Specq (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FRANÇOIS SPECQ is a professor of American literature and culture at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon-Université de Lyon\/CNRS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Dassow Walls (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LAURA DASSOW WALLS is William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Granger (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MICHEL GRANGER is a professor of American literature and culture at the Université de Lyon\/CNRS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757861994784,"sku":"9780820344294","price":59.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b42d4105db41b648ebf3bfec86fcea1.webp?v=1780113391","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thoreauvian-modernities-transatlantic-conversations-on-an-american-icon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}