Una esperanza matinal
Las dimensiones de la luz en Walden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11320355 |
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| Authors | Óscar Figueroa (0000-0001-7599-2241), Óscar Burbano-Figueroa (0000-0002-6604-7333, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-188 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Poética (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0185-3082 • E-ISSN: 2448-735X |
| Publisher | Instituto de Investigaciones Filologicas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0185-3082(13)72408-8 |
| OpenAlex | W1969583132 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper investigates the various ideas and images associated with the phenomenon of light (the Sun, dawn, fire, springtime, etc.) in Walden, the masterpiece of Henry D. Thoreau (1817-1862). In this context, it is argued that a peculiar form of continuity and even totality prevails throughout the book surrounding the imagery of light. The category of “redefinition” or “depuration” is thus put forward as key to understanding the importance of light in Walden, bringing attention at the same time to the sources Thoreau relied upon in order to legitimate narratively its various dimensions. Finally, the essay establishes a link between the depurative process associated with light imagery and the notion of hope
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Key (lock · Order (exchange · History · Thoreau and American Literature · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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