Live Deep and Suck all the Marrow of Life: H.D. Thoreau's Literary Legacy by Mar

Description: Live Deep and Suck all the Marrow of Life by María Laura Arce Álvarez, Eulalia Piñero Gil Considered to be one of Americas great intellectuals, Thoreau was deeply engaged in some of the most important social debates of his day including slavery, the emergence of consumerism, the American Dream, living on the frontier, the role of the government and the ecological mind. As testimony to Thoreaus remarkable intellectual heritage, his autobiography, essays and poetry still continue to inspire and attract readers from across the globe. As a celebration of H.D. Thoreaus Bicentenary (1817-1862), this edited volume offers a re-reading of his works and reconsiders the influence that his transcendentalist philosophy has had on American culture and literature. Taking an intertextual perspective, the contributors to this volume seek to reveal Thoreaus influence on American Literature and Arts from the 19th century onwards and his fundamental contribution to the development of 20th century American Literature. In particular, this work presents previously unconsidered intertextual analyses of authors that have been influenced by Thoreaus writings. This volume also reveals how Thoreaus influence can be read across literary genres and even seen in visual manifestations such as cinema. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography María Laura Arce Álvarez is an assistant professor in the English Department at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. She has a PhD on American and Comparative Literature. Her field of study focuses on Postmodern American Literature and Literary Theory concretely on Paul Austers fiction. She has published several articles on Paul Austers fiction, Native American Fiction, American Fiction during the McCarthy Era and Womens Poetry. She has authored the book Paul Auster and the Influence of Maurice Blanchot published by McFarland Books in 2016 and Paul Austers Ghosts: The Echoes of European and American Tradition published by Lexington Books in 2018. Eulalia Piñero Gil is Associate Professor in American Literature and Gender Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid. Currently, she is President of the Spanish Association for American Studies (SAAS), and has also been a member of the Board of the European Association for American Studies (EAAS). She has received a masters scholarship to study Comparative Literature at Purdue University, a doctoral grant to research the archive of the American poet Marianne Moore at the Rosenbach in Philadelphia, and two postgraduate scholarships from the Canadian Government to research Canadian womens poetry at Toronto University. Piñero Gil has published extensively on the American Renaissance, womens literature, music and literature and American theater. Notably, she has co-edited several works including Visions of Canada Approaching the Millennium (1999), Voices and Images of Women in 20th Century Theater. Anglo-American Women Playwrights (2002), Women and Art: Visions of Change and Social Development (2010, ) and Breaking a Sea of Silence: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Gender Violence (2013). She is also the author of the critical edition Extraordinary Narrations by E. A. Poe (1999), and the translation and critical edition of Herman Melvilles Bartleby, the Scrivener (Espasa Calpe, 2006). In 2012, she translated and edited Kate Chopins The Awakening (Cátedra, 2012), and John Dos Passoss A Pushcart at the Curb, Invierno en Castilla (Renacimiento) in 2018. Review This wide-ranging collection of essays on Henry David Thoreau is another demonstration of the validity of the saying: "Classics will never die." In effect, these eight scholarly and perceptive essays -- that deal with various aspects of this major nineteenth-century American writers works -- show what a source of inspiration for contemporary artists he remains. A close friend and a student of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau was not only a literary writer, but also a philosopher, an ecologist, a critic of capitalism, an early champion of the rights of the individual vis-a-vis the government. For this reason, from movie directors to playwrights, from post-modern writers to female beat poets, from transnational authors to Freemasonry and pacifism, these essays allow us to explore the many facets of an intellectual who set his seal deeply on the culture of his country and has taught the world to respect the dignity of every human being. Dr. Maria Cristina Giorcelli Professor Emeritus Roma Tre University, Italy Details ISBN1648890741 Short Title Live Deep and Suck All the Marrow of Life Language English ISBN-10 1648890741 ISBN-13 9781648890741 Format Paperback Imprint Vernon Press Pages 180 Series Literary Studies Publisher Vernon Press Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-07-23 UK Release Date 2020-07-23 Illustrations 4 Illustrations Author Eulalia Piñero Gil Subtitle H.D. Thoreaus Literary Legacy Edited by Eulalia Piñero Gil Audience General Place of Publication Delaware Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2020-07-23 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129131669;

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