@article{1480421, recid = {1480421}, author = {Arsić, Branka, }, title = {Bird Relics : Grief and Vitalism in Thoreau /}, pages = {1 online resource (450 p.) :}, abstract = {Branka Arsic shows that Thoreau developed a theory of vitalism in response to his brother's death. Through grieving, he came to see life as a generative force into which everything dissolves and reemerges. This reinterpretation, based on sources overlooked by critics, explains many of Thoreau's more idiosyncratic habits and obsessions.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1480421}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674495364}, }