| Walden and Civil Disobedience Contributor(s): Thoreau, Henry David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1720399212 ISBN-13: 9781720399216 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.55 lbs) 180 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6000 Reading Level: 8.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Disdainful of America's growing commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau left Concord, Massachusetts, in 1845 to live in solitude in the woods by Walden Pond. Walden, the classic account of his stay there, conveys at once a naturalist's wonder at the commonplace and a Transcendentalist's yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. But even as Thoreau disentangled himself from worldly matters, his solitary musings were often disturbed by his social conscience. 'Civil Disobedience', expressing his antislavery and antiwar sentiments, has influenced nonviolent resistance movements worldwide. Michael Meyer's introduction points out that Walden is not so much an autobiographical study as a 'shining example' of Transcendental individualism. So, too, 'Civil Disobedience' is less a call to political activism than a statement of Thoreau's insistence on living a life of principle. |