Henry Thoreau Biography

Study Henry Thoreau using Online Video

With this title, you'll trace the life and career of Henry David Thoreau, the Transcendentalist author of Walden. Use our 2 online educational video titles to trace the life and career of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), the Transcendentalist writer whose celebrated work, Walden, extols the virtues of individualism, self-awareness, and living in harmony with nature. Examine excerpts from his Journals and their themes of ecology, and the nature of knowledge, conscience, and religion.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of the themes presented in Henry David Thoreau's major works.
• Learn how Transcendentalism was related to the major events and intellectual climate of Henry Thoreau's day and how this movement's tenets are reflected in his works.
• Listen to selected passages from Henry Thoreau's Journals, extolling the virtues of individualism and the inner peace found in living simply and in harmony with nature.
• Survey Henry Thoreau's life and literary career, and explain how his essential beliefs and philosophies, and his conception of democracy, are reflected in present-day American culture.

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• The Time Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau Part 1 (Runtime: 14:17)
• The Time Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau Part 2 (Runtime: 14:03)