Henry David Thoreau: Essays
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The book is bilingual and contains 5 of Henry David Thoreau's most famous political essays both in English and Georgian languages: "Civil Disobedience", "Slavery in Massachusetts", "A Plea for Captain John Brown", "Life Without Principle" and "The Last Days of John Brown". This is the first scholarly, fully annotated edition of Thoreau's political essays in the world. It contains over 700 footnotes which explain Thoreau's ideas, Slavery, Abolitionism and the 19th century politics in historical context. Zviad Kliment Lazarashvili is the first Georgian translator of Henry David Thoreau's political essays. His pioneering translations, historical analyses and commentaries on Thoreau's works were first introduced in 2008 as an academic treatise, Henry David Thoreau: Hero of the American Nation (2008). This is the second edition with even more detailed notes and commentaries, which includes introduction by Zviad kliment Lazarashvili, and the translator's biography by George P. Stasen. The book also contains illustrations and copies of historical documents relevant to the 19th century Abolitionism and New England.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1452839379
ISBN13:9781452839370
Release Date:June 2010
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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