The Portable Thoreau
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A landmark anthology in American literary history, The Portable Thoreau presents the essential writings of Henry David Thoreau, one of the most influential naturalists, philosophers, and social critics the United States has ever produced. Edited by Carl Bode in this revised edition, the collection gathers Thoreau's most celebrated works, including substantial selections from Walden, his masterpiece of self-reliance and communion with nature, alongside key essays such as Civil Disobedience, which argued for the moral duty of individuals to resist unjust government — a text that would inspire Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The volume also chronicles Thoreau's rich inner life through journal entries, poetry, and lesser-known prose, illustrating the remarkable breadth of his thought across nature writing, political philosophy, and personal reflection. Bode's authoritative editorial hand makes this the definitive single-volume introduction to a writer whose ideas about simplicity, conscience, and the natural world remain urgently relevant today.
Author: Carl Bode (Editor)
Format: Paperback
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark anthology in American literary history, The Portable Thoreau presents the essential writings of Henry David Thoreau, one of the most influential naturalists, philosophers, and social critics the United States has ever produced. Edited by Carl Bode in this revised edition, the collection gathers Thoreau's most celebrated works, including substantial selections from Walden, his masterpiece of self-reliance and communion with nature, alongside key essays such as Civil Disobedience, which argued for the moral duty of individuals to resist unjust government — a text that would inspire Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The volume also chronicles Thoreau's rich inner life through journal entries, poetry, and lesser-known prose, illustrating the remarkable breadth of his thought across nature writing, political philosophy, and personal reflection. Bode's authoritative editorial hand makes this the definitive single-volume introduction to a writer whose ideas about simplicity, conscience, and the natural world remain urgently relevant today.