"A Strange, Wild Land, Permeated by Sea and Wind": Esther Forbes in Thoreau's Tracks on Cape Cod.

The author focuses on references to writer Henry David Thoreau in the works of author Esther Forbes. Forbes wrote a profile of Thoreau in her article "Up and Down the Sandy Shores of Cape Cod," which includes elements that appear in her novel "O Genteel Lady!" The author discusses characters in "O G...

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Publicado en:	Concord Saunterer Vol. 14; pp. 74 - 90
Autor principal:	Ljungquist, Kent P.
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Thoreau Society 2006
Materias:	Forbes, Esther Louise, 1891-1967 O Genteel Lady! (Book) Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 Literary characters American literature Literary criticism Cape Cod (Mass.) Massachusetts
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Sumario:	The author focuses on references to writer Henry David Thoreau in the works of author Esther Forbes. Forbes wrote a profile of Thoreau in her article "Up and Down the Sandy Shores of Cape Cod," which includes elements that appear in her novel "O Genteel Lady!" The author discusses characters in "O Genteel Lady!" and the influence of Thoreau's trip to Cape Cod on Forbes' work.