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There has been much speculation as to why Thoreau went to live at the pond in the first place. E. B. White stated on this note, "Henry went forth to battle when he took to the woods, and Walden is the report of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives—the desire to enjoy the world and the urge to set the world straight", while Leo Marx noted that Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond was an ...
The actual trip took two weeks and while given passages are a literal description of the journey — down the Concord River to the Middlesex Canal, to the Merrimack River, and back — much of the text is in the form of digressions by the Harvard-educated author on diverse topics such as religion, poetry, and history. Thoreau relates these ...
Henry David Thoreau was born David Henry Thoreau [16] in Concord, Massachusetts, into the "modest New England family" [17] of John Thoreau, a pencil maker, and Cynthia Dunbar. His father was of French Protestant descent. [ 18 ]
A storied part of our national heritage, Walden Pond and Walden Woods in Massachusetts – where Henry David Thoreau wrote his 1854 classic "Walden" – has been named one of "America's 11 Most ...
Henry David Thoreau. Walking, or sometimes referred to as "The Wild", is a lecture by Henry David Thoreau first delivered at the Concord Lyceum on April 23, 1851. It was written between 1851 and 1860, but parts were extracted from his earlier journals. Thoreau read the piece a total of ten times, more than any other of his lectures.
Her master's thesis, entitled Walden Pond and Thoreau, studied the eponymous pond as a structuring device for Henry David Thoreau's Walden. [4] Dillard's knowledge of Thoreau's works was an obvious inspiration, although critics have pointed to many differences between their two works.
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to provide, for the first time, accurate texts of the complete works of American author Henry David Thoreau, including his journal, personal letters, and writings for publication.
My Thoughts are Murder to the State by Henry David Thoreau (ISBN 978-1434804266) The Higher Law: Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Reform (ISBN 978-0691118765) Collected Essays and Poems by Henry David Thoreau (ISBN 978-1-88301195-6