Picturing Thoreau Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture by Mark W Sullivan

• Title: Picturing Thoreau Henry David Thoreau in American Visual Culture by Mark W Sullivan
• Author: Mark W Sullivan
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Binding: Hardback
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions (approx. mm): 160 x 237 x 22

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As we approach the bicentennial in 2017 of the birth of Henry David Thoreau there is considerable debate and confusion as to what he may or may not have contributed to American life and culture. Almost every American has heard of Thoreau but only a few are aware that he was deeply engaged with most of the important issues of his day from slavery to 'Manifest Destiny' and the rights of the individual in a democratic society. Many of these issues are still affecting us today as we move toward the second quarter of the twenty-first century. By studying how various American artists have chosen to portray Thoreau over the years since the publication of Walden in 1854 we can gain a clear understanding of how he has been interpreted (or misinterpreted) throughout the years since his death in 1862. But along the way we might also find something useful for our times in the insights that Thoreau gained as he wrestled with the most urgent problems being experienced by American society in his day. show more