
October, or Autumnal Tints
Henry David Thoreau(Author)
Lincoln Perry(Artist)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 22. August 2012
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-393-08188-6 (ISBN)
Description
Originally delivered as a lecture shortly before the writer's own death, Henry David Thoreau's classic "Autumnal Tints" is an ode to autumn not as the season of death and decay, but of ripeness, fullness, and maturity. It is perhaps the best piece ever written on the subject of the fall color of the changing leaves. Thoreau hoped one day to turn it into an illustrated book called "October, or Autumnal Tints."
Thoreau's astute meditations are framed by a biographical essay by acclaimed scholar Robert D. Richardson that delves into the events and relationships influencing Thoreau's philosophy. Sensuous watercolors by Lincoln Perry bring to life the fall colors described so ecstatically by Thoreau, allowing longtime Thoreau fans and leaf-peepers alike to feel as though they are walking among the falling leaves alongside one of our best observers of the natural world.
Thoreau's astute meditations are framed by a biographical essay by acclaimed scholar Robert D. Richardson that delves into the events and relationships influencing Thoreau's philosophy. Sensuous watercolors by Lincoln Perry bring to life the fall colors described so ecstatically by Thoreau, allowing longtime Thoreau fans and leaf-peepers alike to feel as though they are walking among the falling leaves alongside one of our best observers of the natural world.
Reviews / Votes
"On its own, ['Autumnal Tints' is] a compelling work, one that conjures the New England woods, burning in all its fall glory. A gorgeous new volume furthers Thoreau's work by pairing it with vibrant watercolor paintings of autumnal landscapes by Lincoln Perry as well as an insightful essay by biographer Robert D. Richardson" -- Chicago Tribune's Printer's Row JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
Four-color
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-08188-6 (9780393081886)
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Persons
Henry David Thoreau spent almost his entire life in the village of Concord, Massachusetts, where he was born in 1817. After graduating from Harvard College in 1837, he developed a deep friendship with the writer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, the foremost figure in the Transcendentalist movement. Emerson's emphasis on the cultivation of intuition and experience as keys to personal and social enlightenment profoundly influenced Thoreau. In 1845, Thoreau built a small cabin on a parcel of land Emerson owned near Walden Pond, where he lived for most of two years, seeking a new relationship to nature, society, and his own self. His experiences there are the raw material of his masterpiece, Walden, or Life in the Woods. Although he was first and last a writer and outdoorsman, Thoreau worked as a surveyor and handyman and was an active abolitionist and opponent of war and imperialism. He died in 1862 of tuberculosis. Robert D. Richardson is the author of Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind. He divides his time between Massachusetts and Florida. Lincoln Perry has shown at galleries across the country. He lives in Maine, Virginia, and Florida.