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Loneliness in Nature and Threshold Places Erraticus Emerson Thoreau

(Derek Parsons)

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Alone in One of Nature’s Threshold Places

July 1, 2020April 22, 2021 Derek Parsons 1 Comment Essential Reading, Henry David Thoreau, Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Romanticism, Transcendence

The most fortifying experiences in nature are often found in lonely, transitional zones. But what is the reality of these threshold places?