The Life, Time and Works of Henry David Thoreau

The Life, Time and Works of Henry David Thoreau. Learning Objectives for this video:

• Thoreau David. Learn about the Time, Life and Literary Works of Henry David Thoreau. Trace the life and career of Henry David Thoreau, the Transcendentalist author of Walden, who found inner peace living simply sith nature.
• Gain an understanding of the themes presented in Henry David Thoreau-s major works while learning how transcendentalism was related to the major events and intellectual climate of Henry David Thoreau-s day and how this movement-s tenets are reflected in his works.
• Listen to selected passages from Henry David Thoreau-s Journals, extolling the virtues of individualism and the inner peace found in living simply and in harmony with nature.
• Survey Henry David 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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