Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau: Selected Essays

Brief Description: A collection of quotations by Henry David Thoreau, famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, and philosopher. Publisher Marketing: Henry David Thoreau remains an enduring figure, not only in the field of American literature, but also as a man who lived his life deliberately and out-loud, so others could by his measure find what it means to be a human being - what it means to be alive. As a writer he put pen to paper to find what it meant to live, and thereby, to communicate his meaning and his life. Thoreau is best remembered in terms of his conviction -- his unwavering faith that he could understand the mystery and translate the essence of Life. Through a study of Thoreau's trail of meaningful words, one embarks on a path to trace the rare example of a true man of letters who wrote not to display his wit or talent or mastery of language, but who wrote to convey his conviction -- his very raison d'etre -- so that others could find a meaning and a fulfillment that comes only after a passionate and thorough search. Thoreau was a spiritual trailblazer, an enlightened one, a Visionary. Generations will continue to follow his lead. This book contains Thoreau's two most famous essays: Civil Disobedience and Walden. It also contains an introductory essay by J. M. Beach, which investigates Thoreau's legacy in American literature. Review Citations:

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 78 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 365 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 645 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 477 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 822 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 588 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 994 (EAN 9781883011956, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Thoreau, Henry David Henry David Thoreau was an American author, poet, and philosopher, who is best known for his works Walden--a treatise about living in concert with the natural world--and Civil Disobedience, in which he espoused the need to morally resist the actions of an unjust state. Thoreau's work heavily reflects the ideologies of the American transcendentalists, and he has long been considered a leading figure in the movement along with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, and, at first, Nathaniel Hawthorne (who changed his views later in life). In addition to his writing, which totaled more than twenty volumes, Thoreau was an active abolitionist, and lectured regularly against the Fugitive Slave Law. Thoreau died in 1862, and is buried along with Louisa May Alcott, Ellery Channing, and other notable Americans in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. Contributor Bio:  Beach, J M J. M. Beach has been a teacher and educational administrator in K-12 and postsecondary education for over fifteen years. He has variously been a Lecturer at Oregon State University and the University of California, an Instructor at several community colleges in Southern California and Texas, and a Research Associate at the California Community College Collaborative, focusing on promising practices in community colleges and vocational education. Beach is currently a Lecturer at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Outside of higher education, Beach has been a teacher and school administrator. He is a poet and holds advanced degrees in English, History, Philosophy, and Education.