Walden and Civil Disobedience (New Riverside Editions)

Henry David Thoreau

ISBN 10: 0395980771 / ISBN 13: 9780395980774

Published by Houghton Mifflin College Division, 2000

About this Item

In addition to pairing Thoreau's two famous works, this volume contains a large section entitled "Contexts and Comments," which includes essays, letters, and excerpts contextualizing and further expanding on Thoreau's themes. Some of the world's most prominent humanitarians and authors have been influenced by and have responded to Thoreau's seminal works; this new edition features writings by Angelina Grimk, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Former library book. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Many wrinkles in the cover. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Walden and Civil Disobedience (New Riverside Editions)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Division
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395980771
• ISBN 13: 9780395980774
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

In addition to pairing Thoreau's two famous works, this volume contains a large section entitled "Contexts and Comments," which includes essays, letters, and excerpts contextualizing and further expanding on Thoreau's themes. Some of the world's most prominent humanitarians and authors have been influenced by and have responded to Thoreau's seminal works; this new edition features writings by Angelina Grimke, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

About the Author

Paul Lauter is the Smith Professor of Literature at Trinity College. He has served as president of the American Studies Association and is a major figure in the revision of the American literary canon.