| Walden and Civil Disobedience Contributor(s): Thoreau, Henry David (Author), Case, Kristen (Introduction by), Meyer, Michael (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0140390448 ISBN-13: 9780140390445 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1983 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | American - General - Nature | Essays |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 83006268 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Penguin American Library |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6000 Reading Level: 8.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A transcendentalist classic on social responsibility and a manifesto that inspired modern protest movements Critical of 19th-century America's booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau moved to a small cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts in 1845. Walden, the account of his stay near Walden Pond, conveys at once a naturalist's wonder at the commonplace and a transcendentalist's yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. But Thoreau's embrace of solitude and simplicity did not entail a withdrawal from social and political matters. Civil Disobedience, also included in this volume, expresses his antislavery and antiwar sentiments, and has influenced resistance movements worldwide. Both give rewarding insight into a free-minded, principled and idiosyncratic life. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |