Bloom's Classic Critical Views - Henry David Thoreau (2009) (208p) [Inua].pdf

Title: Henry David Thoreau (Bloom's Classic Critical Views)
Editor: Harold Bloom
Series: Bloom's Classic Critical Views
Library Binding: 193 pages
Publisher: Chelsea House Pub (T) (August 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604131411
ISBN-13: 978-1604131413

Description:
Thoreau was renowned as a naturalist and a noted social critic and iconoclast. He is best known for "Walden", a work expressing his philosophy of individualism, and for his influential essay "Civil Disobedience". This volume from the "Bloom's Classic Critical Views" series features compelling essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that offer students historical insights into Thoreau and his works.

From School Library Journal:
Grade 9 Up-Bloom's introductory essay is followed by a lengthy biographical portrait by Ellyn Sanna and a critical essay by Michael Cisco that discusses the important symbols and themes of Thoreau's work, including his political influence. There is a bit of repetition, but it does put the author's work into perspective with the cultural and historical events of the day. Two additional essays, one by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Walter Harding on "Thoreau's Ideas," are included. Both give personal and unique insights into Thoreau's work. While sometimes tedious to get through, this volume gives the information students need to help them understand the man and his writing whether they read the book before or after digesting such works as Walden, or Life in the Woods.
Linda Wadleigh, Oconee County Middle School, Watkinsville, GA
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About the Editor:
Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.