A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is Henry David Thoreau’s reflective travel narrative that blends natural observation, philosophy, and personal memoir based on a boating trip he took with his brother.
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| instanceOf |
American literature
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book ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| author | Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
essayist
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naturalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| basedOn | boating trip with John Thoreau Jr. ⓘ |
| contains |
autobiographical elements
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descriptions of New England rivers ⓘ historical reflections ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philosophical digressions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Henry David Thoreau
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surface form:
John Thoreau Jr.
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| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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nature writing ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American nature writing
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environmental literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Friday
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Monday ⓘ Saturday ⓘ Sunday ⓘ Thursday ⓘ Tuesday ⓘ Wednesday ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
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surface form:
Walden
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| setting |
Concord River
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Merrimack River ⓘ |
| structure | seven-day narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
New England geography
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boating journey ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ |
| theme |
American landscape
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friendship ⓘ memory ⓘ nature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| title | A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers self-link ⓘ |
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