Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition Contributor(s): Thoreau, Henry David (Author), Cramer, Jeffrey S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300110081 ISBN-13: 9780300110081 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: This handsome, affordable paperback edition is based on the original 1854 edition with emendations taken from Thoreau's draft manuscripts, his own markings on page proofs, and notes in his personal copy of the book. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | American - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2005930648 |
Lexile Measure: 1340 |
Series: Yale Nota Bene |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.80 lbs) 454 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 6000 Reading Level: 8.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "The most accurate and readable text of Thoreau's masterpiece."--Joel Porte, author of Consciousness and Culture: Emerson and Thoreau Reviewed This handsome, affordable paperback edition of Walden is the most authoritative version of Henry David Thoreau's classic American literarymasterpiece to date. Jeffrey Cramer's newly edited text is based on the original 1854 edition of Walden, with emendations taken from Thoreau's draft manuscripts, his own markings on page proofs, and notes in his personal copy of the book. An elegantly produced paperback, it has been priced especially with the student market in mind. An introduction by Denis Donoghue places Thoreau's life and achievement in context. Also included here are notes on the text, an afterword by the editor, and a helpful selected bibliography. |