{"product_id":"thoreauvian-modernities-transatlantic-conversations-on-an-american-icon-9780820344294","title":"Thoreauvian Modernities: Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon","description":"\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, François Specq, Joseph Urbas, Laura Dassow Walls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruno Monfort\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820344294","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606502727817,"sku":"9780820344294","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_93095446-3784-479d-b69d-dacc7a0c0a2f.jpg?v=1776752853","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/thoreauvian-modernities-transatlantic-conversations-on-an-american-icon-9780820344294","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}