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A Wider View of the Universe - Henry Thoreau's Study of Nature (Paperback, Revised Edition)
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A Wider View of the Universe - Henry Thoreau's Study of Nature (Paperback, Revised Edition)
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A Wider View of the Universe traces the origins and development of
Henry David Thoreau's painstaking and profound study of the natural
world. Arguing that Thoreau in his early career did not perceive
nature a worthy subject for his pen, the author chronicles his
growing interest and the reasons behind the shift in viewpoint.
Making do with a superficial knowledge of nature-even while living
at Walden Pond-Thoreau began to study the subject more acutely in
1849 and 1850. Over the next dozen years, he applied himself
especially to botany and ornithology, while seeking to integrate
this more exact knowledge into the large patterns of life.
Independently deriving what now would be considered an ecological
world view, Thoreau devoted the last years of his writing career to
nature studies, written in his own unique and exacting fashion.
Henry Thoreau wrote after the fashion of a painter. How he arrived
at this art provides an intriguing and arresting story.
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