The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
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The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to provide, for the first time, accurate texts of the complete works of Henry David Thoreau
, the American
author, including his journal, his personal letters, and his writings for publication. Since the project was founded in 1966, Princeton University Press
has published sixteen of its volumes.
The project is located in the Davidson Library
at the University of California, Santa Barbara
, and is directed by Elizabeth Witherell. Funds for the project come from the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), the National Trust for the Humanities, and UC Santa Barbara.
, The Maine Woods, Reform Papers, Early Essays and Miscellanies, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Translations, Excursions, Cape Cod, and Journals 1-8 .
When completed, The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau will comprise fourteen more volumes (thirty in total): Correspondence (3 volumes), Poems, Nature Essays (2 volumes), and Journals 9-16.
All of these works were either previously unpublished or incorrectly or incompletely transcribed.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist...
, the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, including his journal, his personal letters, and his writings for publication. Since the project was founded in 1966, Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
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has published sixteen of its volumes.
The project is located in the Davidson Library
Davidson Library
The University of California, Santa Barbara Library is the university library system of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California. The Library include four facilities: Two libraries and two annexes...
at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, and is directed by Elizabeth Witherell. Funds for the project come from the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
(NEH), the National Trust for the Humanities, and UC Santa Barbara.
Goal
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau has already published sixteen volumes: WaldenWalden
Walden is an American book written by noted Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau...
, The Maine Woods, Reform Papers, Early Essays and Miscellanies, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, Translations, Excursions, Cape Cod, and Journals 1-8 .
When completed, The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau will comprise fourteen more volumes (thirty in total): Correspondence (3 volumes), Poems, Nature Essays (2 volumes), and Journals 9-16.
All of these works were either previously unpublished or incorrectly or incompletely transcribed.
Award
Since Thoreau's writings have such an impact on American history and culture, NEH designated the Thoreau Edition as a "We the People" project in June 2003.External links
- Official website
- The NYRB Classics publication of The Journal of Henry David Thoreau on ThoughtcastThoughtcastThoughtCast is a Podcast and public radio interview program with authors and academics. The interviews are conducted by Jenny Attiyeh, a former public radio and TV reporter from Manhattan and elsewhere whose previous work focused on covering the arts and ideas...