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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140390448

ISBN-139780140390445

eBay Product ID (ePID)26319

Product Key Features

Book TitleWalden and Civil Disobedience

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEthics & Moral Philosophy, Individual Philosophers, Civil Rights, General, History & Surveys / Modern, American / General, Literary, American Government / State

Publication Year1983

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Political Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorHenry David. Thoreau

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN83-006268

Dewey Edition19

Notes byMeyer, Michael

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal818.3

Grade ToUP

Table Of ContentWalden and Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau Introduction by Michael Meyer Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Texts Walden Economy Where I Lived, and What I Lived For Reading Sounds Solitude Visitors The Bean-Field The Village The Ponds Baker Farm Higher Laws Brute Neighbors House-Warming Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors Winter Animals The Pond in Winter Spring Conclusion "Civil Disobedience" Notes for Walden Notes for "Civil Disobedience"

SynopsisA 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.

LC Classification NumberPS3053