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Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Nationality: American | Periods: American: 1783-1865 |
Walden, pond, transcedentalist, hermit, woods, nature
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Criticism about Henry David Thoreau
- Thoreau
- http://www.bartleby.com/226/index.html#1
- This lengthy analysis of the author’s life and work includes sections on “The Village Rebel “, “Thoreau�s Youth and Education”, “The Experiment at Walden Pond”, and “Thoreau�s Significance.”
- Contains: Extensive Bio, Criticism, Bibliography
- Author: Archibald MacMechan
- From: The Cambridge History of English and American Literature Volume XVI: American, Early National Literature: Part II, Later National Literature: Part I
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Biographical sites about Henry David Thoreau
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Other sites about Henry David Thoreau
- Botanical Index to the Journals of Henry David Thoreau
- http://neatlas.huh.harvard.edu/ThoreauBotIdx/
- “A wealth of observations and commentary on the wild plants of Concord, Massachusetts lies strewn on the pages ofHenry Thoreau’s Journal.”
- Contains: Commentary
- Author: Angelo, Ray
- Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, botany, plants, Journals
- Henry David Thoreau’s Grave
- http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/thoreau.html
- This site shows photographs of Henry David Thoreau’ s grave with its one word headstone–Henry.
- Contains: Pictures
- Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, grave, burial, headstone
- On Visiting the Graves of Hawthorne and Thoreau
- http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/very.html
- This site is a poem written by Very Jones, a transcendental poet, describing a visit to the graves of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau.
- Contains: Commentary
- Author: Very, Jones
- From: Eldritch Press
- Keywords: poem, transcendental movement, graves
- Resources for the Study of Henry David Thoreau
- http://www.d.umn.edu/~sadams/Authors/thoreau.htm
- This site provides a “bibliography of Thoreau biographies and bibliographies.”
- Contains: Bibliography
- Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, bibliography
- The Thoreau Reader
- http://thoreau.eserver.org/
- Annotated editions of Thoreau�s works, with an introduction to Thoreau, images, essays, help for students and teachers, and links to other Thoreau pages.
- Contains: Full Bio, Timeline, Pictures, Commentary, Criticism, Bibliography, Webliography, Works List, Works Available,
- Author: Richard Lenat
- Keywords:
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- Thoreau’s Handwriting
- http://www.library.ucsb.edu/thoreau/writings_handwritingF.html
- The “Thoreau’s Handwriting” site provides the viewer with a sample from a manuscript of Henry David Thoreau with a transcription of the same page.
- Contains: Pictures
- Author: Coon, Russ
- Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, handwriting, manuscript, transcription
- Thoreau’s Maine Woods
- http://www.destinationmaine.com/thoreau/home.html
- “The Portland Newspapers and WGME-TV spent three weeks paddling and hiking portions of Thoreau’s route, guided by the author’s words and ideas. Here, we share with readers, viewers and Internet users what we observed in the woods and along the rivers and lakes that Thoreau described as “the wildest country.”
- Contains: Pictures, Interview, Commentary
- Author: Haugen, Lori
- Keywords: Henry David Thoreau, woods, hike, journey, travels
- Walden Pond Exhibit
- http://www.concord.org/town/Walden/WaldenPond.html
- “Walden Pond Exhibit” shows photographs of Walden Pond for those wondering what Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond actually looked like.
- Contains: Pictures
- Keywords: Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau, pictures, photographs
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Last Updated Apr 29, 2013