Essays, A Fully Annotated Edition

Resumen del libro

This new selection of Thoreau's essays traces his trajectory as a writer for the outlets of his day the periodical press, newspapers, and compendiums and as a frequent presenter on the local lecture circuit. By arranging the writings chronologically, the volume re-creates the experience of Thoreau's readers as they followed his developing ideas over time.

Jeffrey S. Cramer, award-winning editor of six previous volumes of works by Thoreau, offers the most accurate text available for each essay and provides convenient on-page annotations. He establishes context and guides the reader through unfamiliar allusions and references, plumbing the depths of Thoreau's writings with unprecedented insight.

Among the essays in this book:

- The Last Days of John Brown

- Resistance to Civil Government Civil Disobedience

- Thomas Carlyle and His Works

- Natural History of Massachusetts

- and many more

Biografía del autor

Henry David Thoreau (Massachusetts, 1817-1862). Fue agrimensor, naturalista, conferenciante y fabricante de lápices, además de ensayista y uno de los padres fundadores de la literatura norteamericana. Disidente nato, tan completamente convencido de la bondad de la naturaleza como para proclamar un pensamiento salvaje , se le considera también un pionero de la ecología y de la ética ambientalista. En Errata naturae hemos publicado Cartas a un buscador de sí mismo (2012), Walden (2013), Musketaquid (2014), Un paseo invernal (2014), Desobediencia. Antología de ensayos políticos (2015), Walden. Edición 200 aniversario (2017) y Todo lo bueno es libre y salvaje (2017); además de la biografía canónica escrita por Robert Richardson, Thoreau. Biografía de un pensador salvaje (2017).