Walden

A Fully Annotated Edition

Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer, Denis Donoghue , Denis Donoghue

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Yale University Press
01 May 2006

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

"The ultimate gift edition of Walden for bibliophiles, aficionados, and scholars ""Replaces all other available editions of Walden as the most attractive and reliable way to approach this great American book.""—Joel Porte, author of Consciousness and Culture: Emerson and Thoreau Reviewed

This is the authoritative edition of an American literaru classic: Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, an elegantly written record of his experiment in simple living. With this edition, Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S. Cramer has meticulously corrected errors and omissions from previous editions of Walden andhere provides illuminating notes on the biographical, historical, and geographical contexts of the great nineteenth-century writer and thinker's life.

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 the page proofs, and notes in his personal copy of the book. In the editor’s notes to the volume, Cramer quotes from sources Thoreau actually read, showing how he used, interpreted, and altered these sources. Cramer also glosses Walden with references to Thoreau’s essays, journals, and correspondence. With the wealth of material in this edition, readers will find an unprecedented opportunity to immerse themselves in the unique and fascinating world of Thoreau.

Anyone who has read and loved Walden willwant to own and treasure this gift edition. Those wishing to read Walden forthe first time will not find a better guide than Jeffrey S. Cramer."

By: Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer
Introduction by: Denis Donoghue, Denis Donoghue
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9780300110081
ISBN 10: 0300110081
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey S. Cramer is curator of collections, The Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods. He is editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition. He is preparing for publication What I Lived For: The Annotated Selected Journals of Henry D. Thoreau.

Reviews for Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition

Received rating of Outstanding from 2007 University Press Books Committee Thoreau's masterpiece-here freshly refurbished by Jeffrey S. Cramer-speaks to our material and spiritual condition as powerfully as on the day it first appeared. Now, more than ever, Walden is our indispensable American book. -Alan D. Hodder, professor of comparative religion, Hampshire College Jeffrey Cramer's Walden is the most accurate and readable text of Thoreau's masterpiece. Cramer's version now replaces all other available editions of Walden as the most attractive and reliable way to approach this great American book. -Joel Porte, author of Consciousness and Culture: Emerson and Thoreau Reviewed