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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. "A Yankee in Canada" was a travel book when published, informing the reader of what experiences Thoreau had in Canada East. Today, the work provides a historian with insight into how Thoreau percieved his French Canadian neighbours to the north, as well as some historical insight into French Canadian social history - how they dressed, how their society was structured in terms of inns for visitors, the importance of water travel, and more, told through the eyes of a Yankee visitor. This work can be seen as a classic for those studying New England 19th century literature, Transcendentalism, Thoreau himself, and New England/French Canadian relations. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In the fall of 1850 Henry Thoreau embarked upon an excursion into the French-Canadian province of Quebec, with stops in Montreal and Quebec City. His reactions to the foreign country are mixed and ambivalent: he is critical of Canada's Old World Catholicism, feudalism, and an alien British military presence while most of his references to America and Americans are favorable. But if one looks closely, positive reactions to Canadian society and negative reactions to American society do exist within the essay. A YANKEE IN CANADA is a study in paradox, the paradox being due to a man stunned by his only international experience. In this sense A YANKEE IN CANADA parallels Mark Twain's INNOCENTS ABROAD in that both authors are experiencing culture shock expressed with all the elements of a mental twilight zone of grays, not just black and white.Unlike the many facsimile reproductions available, this edition features a modern design that enhances readability. A YANKEE IN CANADA is now part of the Literary Naturalist Series and features a new foreword by noted literary scholar Richard F. Fleck. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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