The Cambridge Companion To Henry David Thoreau

The Cambridge Companion To Henry David Thoreau is intended as an accessible guide to reading and understanding the works of Thoreau. A diverse array of contributors creates a valuable resource for historical and contextual material on the monumental 'Walden, ' early writings like A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, and the journals and later books. The Companion also serves as a biographical guide, offering new insights into Thoreau's turbulent publishing career and his brief but extraordinarily original life.

Presenting essays by a distinguished array of contributors, the Companion is a valuable resource for historical and contextual material, whether on early writings such as "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers," on the monumental Walden, or on Thoreau's assorted journals and later books. It also serves in some ways as a biographical guide, offering new insights into his turbulent publishing career, and his brief but extraordinarily original life.