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A New England of the Mind in Thoreau and Hough
A review essay compares Thoreau’s Walden and Hough’s To the Harbor Light, noting the quest for meaning, the lure of the road less traveled, and the Emersonian New England imagined in Concord and Martha’s Vineyard. The piece argues both writers seek endings while finding only enduring openings in a palatable, symbolic landscape.
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Harbor
Hough
Graham
Thoreau
Ann Dunham
Walden
Frost
Auchincloss
Concord
Martha’s Vineyard
New England
Walden Pond