Walden and Civil Disobedience

by Thoreau, Henry David (Author); Meyer, Michael (Introduction by)

• ISBN13: 9780140390445
• ISBN10: 0140390448
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-06-01
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

Henry David Thoreau was a sturdy individualist and a lover of nature. In March, 1845, he built himself a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachusetts, where he lived until September 1847. Walden is Thoreaus autobiograophical account of his Robinson Crusoe existence, bare of creature comforts but rich in contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience is the classic protest against government's interference with individual liberty, and is considered one of the most famous essays ever written. This newly repackaged edition also includes a selection of Thoreau's poetry.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Chronology of Henry David Thoreau's Life and Work	p. xvii
Historical Context of Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience	p. xix
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Economy	p. 3
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For	p. 86
Reading	p. 106
Sounds	p. 119
Solitude	p. 138
Visitors	p. 150
The Bean-Field	p. 166
The Village	p. 180
The Ponds	p. 187
Baker Farm	p. 216
Higher Laws	p. 226
Brute Neighbors	p. 240
House-Warming	p. 256
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors	p. 275
Winter Animals	p. 291
The Pond in Winter	p. 303
Spring	p. 320
Conclusion	p. 342
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Poems	p. 359
Sic Vita	p. 391
Winter Memories	p. 393
To the Maiden in the East	p. 394
Smoke	p. 396
Mist	p. 397
Inspiration	p. 398
Notes	p. 402
Interpretive Notes	p. 431
Critical Excerpts	p. 440
Questions for Discussion	p. 452
Suggestions for the Interested Reader	p. 454
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