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An introduction to life of Henry David Thoreau and some chapters of his book _Walden_
Updated on Nov 15, 13
Created on Aug 02, 09
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Read this biography of Thoreau by Prof. Ann Woodlief. Feel free to click on any of the links in her biography. You might learn something if you do :)
What would one of our weekly lists be without some input from Prof. Reuben. He neatly boils transcendentalism down into some easily digestible bits on this page. Please read it carefully.
In conjunction with Prof. Reuben's website, please read Prof. Campbell's site on American Transcendentalism. Like Reuben, she does a nice job of making complex ideas clear without losing too much of their specificity.
Just to make sure you are getting the concepts of Transcendentalism-- and the fact that there are many different concepts involved-- look over this page as well.
Please read Prof. Woodlief's introduction to _Walden_ on this page.
This is not Thoreau writing; this is Prof Woodlief's introduction.
Begin reading Walden here with "Chapter 1: Economy". The highlighted passages are annotated by Prof. Woodlief with notes and sometimes links to additional sites.
Please read all of Part 1 of Chapter 1-- in other words, all of this page.
Then continue with the pages in the list.
Read all of "Chapter II: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" (that means read this entire page).
Then continue with the pages in the list.
Read all of "Chapter XI: Higher Laws" (all of this page).
Continue along the list.
Begin reading "Chapter XVII: Spring" at the top of the page and read until "in the hands of the potter" at the end of a paragraph in approximately the middle of this web page.
This is the end of our reading of Walden, though you are certainly encouraged to read further if you so desire.
There is one more spot in this list, but it should be relatively painless.
Finally, if you are so inclined, take a look at photos from my visit to Walden Pond in 2004.
10 items | 18 visits
An introduction to life of Henry David Thoreau and some chapters of his book _Walden_
Updated on Nov 15, 13
Created on Aug 02, 09
Category: Entertainment & Arts
URL: