Thoreau's Democratic Withdrawal Alienation, Participation, and Modernity |
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| Author:
| Mariotti, Shannon L. |
| Series title: | Studies in American Thought and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-23394-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Best known for his two-year sojourn at Walden Pond in Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau is often considered a recluse who emerged from solitude only occasionally to take a stand on the issues of his day. In
Thoreau's Democratic Withdrawal, Shannon L. Mariotti explores Thoreau's nature writings to offer a new way of understanding the unique politics of the so-called hermit of Walden Pond. Drawing imaginatively from the twentieth-century...
More DescriptionBest known for his two-year sojourn at Walden Pond in Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau is often considered a recluse who emerged from solitude only occasionally to take a stand on the issues of his day. In Thoreau's Democratic Withdrawal, Shannon L. Mariotti explores Thoreau's nature writings to offer a new way of understanding the unique politics of the so-called hermit of Walden Pond. Drawing imaginatively from the twentieth-century German social theorist Theodor W. Adorno, she shows how withdrawal from the public sphere can paradoxically be a valuable part of democratic politics.