Henry David Thoreau: A Case Study in Canonization

by Gary Scharnhorst

A reception history of the writings of Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden.

Professor Scharnhorst's survey of trends in Thoreau criticism over the past century and a half shows that Thoreau's elevation to literary sainthood was the result of a distinct, if not wholly conscious, process of critical resurrection and revival. Each of Scharnhost's five chapters covers approximately thirty years of critical commentary on Thoreau's works, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879751720
• ISBN13: 9781879751729
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"