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Bookmark or Share- Henry David Thoreau - WikipediaHenry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. [2] A leading transcendentalist, [3] he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay " Civil Disobedience " (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an ...
- Henry David Thoreau | Biography, Civil Disobedience, Walden, Books ...Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden (1854), and for having been a vigorous advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay ‘Civil Disobedience’ (1849).
- Walden | Summary, Transcendentalism, Analysis, & FactsWalden, series of 18 essays by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1854 and considered his masterwork. An important contribution to New England Transcendentalism, the book was a record of Thoreau’s experiment in simple living on Walden Pond in Massachusetts (1845–47).
- Henry David Thoreau - Walden, Books & Life - BiographyAmerican essayist, poet and practical philosopher, Henry David Thoreau was a New England Transcendentalist and author of the book 'Walden.' Updated: May 27, 2021. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty...
- About Henry David Thoreau | Academy of American PoetsHenry David Thoreau. 1817 –. 1862. Read poems by this poet. Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1817. He was introduced to the countryside at a young age, and this first contact with the natural world sparked a lifelong fascination.
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