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Robert D. Richardson is the acclaimed author of several biographies, including William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism, Emerson: The Mind on Fire, and Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind. He has edited anthologies such as Three Centuries of American Poetry and Ralph Waldo Emerson: Selected Essays, Lectures, and Poems, and has taught at Harvard, Yale, the University of Denver, and UNC-Chapel Hill, among many others. He and his wife, Annie Dillard, live in Key West; Cripple Creek, Virginia; and South Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
An artful analysis of the lives of two poets separated by centuries, geography, and culture, united by hope. Kirkus Reviews In Richardson, the philosopher has found a tireless champion and a perceptive editor. Richardson is that increasingly rare phenomenon among academics, an enthusiast, even a lover, of his subjects. -- John Banville New York Review of Books on THE HEART OF WILLIAM JAMES A splendidly written book ... Richardson's critical discussions of the journals, 'Walden,' 'Cape Cod,' and the other works are invariably illuminating and cast a new light on Thoreau's sometimes cross-grained but fascinating personality. The Boston Globe on HENRY THOREAU: A LIFE OF THE MIND To read this book is to be touched on the shoulder by a thousand years of poetry and thought ... For those who understand Emerson, this book is unforgettable; it is essential. -- Mary Oliver on EMERSON: THE MIND ON FIRE A landmark study, certain to endure. Booklist on WILLIAM JAMES: IN THE MAELSTROM OF AMERICAN MODERNISM
