The University of Chicago Magazine has published a brief "Original Source" article on English Professor Eric Slauter's study of Henry David Thoreau's seminal work, Walden.
The piece notes, "For his research, Slauter used a pair of Walden first editions in the Special Collections Research Center. One, which he and his students dubbed 'good Walden,' is in near-perfect condition. 'Bad Walden,' its well-used twin (above), is falling apart. That's fine with Slauter, who says, 'I'm trying to take the book that everyone associates with solitude, manual labor, and the environment and put it back into the messy, gritty world in which it was produced.'"
Professor Slauter has taught several classes in SCRC, including his courses History of the Book in America (ENGL 45302) and How Walden was Made (ENGL 20208).
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