Word: walden
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fellow critics on the same subjects. For instance, his review of Van Wyck Brooks' The Flowering of New England gives him the opportunity to denounce what he considers a cardinal sin--concentration by the critic on a writer's life rather than on his work. ("The book Walden in mentioned specifically, in four passing sentences though there is repeated reference to it as a pond.") Similarly, in a review of Bernard DeVoto's Mark Twain at Work, he ends with the thought that "DeVoto seems determined to prove through his tub-thumping exaggerations that he possesses every temper...
...years spent on English Literature were not wasted. Skinner has published many magazine articles and books. The most popular was his science-fiction type novel called Walden II, which describes a utopia run by science. "I have done a lot of research on American utopias, and I have found that they can be very valuable in testing theories...
...GEORGE W. WALKER Walden Presbyterian Church Buffalo
...editors of Britain's highbrow Architectural Review have now found a fresh distinction for him: give or take a few details, Thoreau did a startlingly good job of anticipating the modern house. With a layout of some recent U.S. designs, Architectural Review ran a snatch from Walden...
...perhaps all this was not as modern as the Architectural Review thought. To U.S. Thoreau fans, it all sounded a good deal like the cabin on Walden Pond, enlarged in furniture and company...