{"product_id":"walden-civil-disobedience-thoreau-1593081995","title":"Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCivil Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e, by Henry David Thoreau, is part of the B\u0026amp;N Classics Book Series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHere are some of the remarkable features of Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics Book that pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. \u003cstrong\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/strong\u003e was a sturdy individualist and a lover of nature. In March, 1845, he built himself a wooden hut on the edge of \u003cstrong\u003eWalden Pond, \u003c\/strong\u003enear Concord, Massachusetts, where he lived until September 1847.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalden is Thoreau's autobiographical account of his Robinson Crusoe existence, bare of creature comforts but rich in contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn The Duty Of Civil Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e is the classic protest against government's interference with individual liberty, and is considered one of the most famous essays ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThis newly repackaged edition also includes a selection of Thoreau's poetry.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Levin\u003c\/strong\u003e is Dean of the School of Humanities and Professor of Literature and Culture at SUNY-Purchase. His research interests include nineteenth and twentieth-century \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican literature \u003c\/strong\u003eand culture, modernism and modernity, and environmental studies. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Poetics of Transition: Emerson\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePragmatism\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAmerican Literary Modernism\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous essays and reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWalden and Civil Disobedience: A Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics Book by Henry David Thoreau\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50242967372091,"sku":"1593081995","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/5268523482755.jpg?v=1745586945","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/walden-civil-disobedience-thoreau-1593081995","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}