essay: Henry David Thoreau, "Walking" (1862)

Biography and Selected work + analysis

What is Henry David Thoreaus home town

concord, massaachusets

Henry David Thoreau was what nationality

american

what are Henry David Thoreaus most important works

“civil disobedience” (1849) and “Walden; or, life in the woods” (1854)

Henry davids works “Civil disobedience” and “Walden; or life in the woods” are most likely to be assigned

in a literature class

Describe Henry David Thoreau

Deeply idiosyncratic, highly perceptive, and sometime self contradictory

Henrys life was relatively

short

Henry spent his life questions

received wisdom of all kinds

sometimes the myths of Henry can overshadow

the actual man

what is one example of a myth of Henry overshadowing the actual man

he didnt actual live totally isolated at walden

henrys ideas stay relevant today especially for those who are

suspicious of conformity and concerned about humanity’s exploitation of the natural world

what life milestone occurred for Thoreau in 1837

he graduated college

what year did Henry graduate college

1837

where did Thoreau go to college

harvard

henrys dad was a

small business owner

graduating was an especially big feat for Henry because he was

socially awkward h

Henry was socially

awkward

what is the most transformative event that happened in henrys life in 1837

he met Ralph Waldo Emerson w

who did Henry meet in 1837

Ralph waldon emerson

what year did Henry meet Ralph Waldo Emerson

1837

Emerson was the most popular figure of the

transcendentalist movement

what was the transcendentalist movement dedicated to as Emerson put it

the exploring and glorifying of the infinitudes of the private man

when was the transcendentalist movement at it's peak popularity

the mid 1830s through the mid 1840s

notable transcendentalist

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Peabody, Bronson Alcott, and Henry David Thoreau

The Transcendentalist used waht modes of expression

writings, lectures, social projects, and intellectual salons

Transcendentalist used there modes of expression to theorize a

radially new set of ideas about human meaning

transcendentalist viewed humanities brilliance, beauty, and complexity from

the ground up

transcens believed human were remarkable not because these were designed in the image of a diety or are part of a grand plan but rather because

each human is a piece of the full mystery of the universe

transcens believed anything restricting free expression of human beauty and brilliance must be

resisted

transcens opposed things like

slavery, oppressive governments, social conventions, crass popular culture, and restrictive moral prescriptions

why did transcens oppose things like slavery, oppressive governments, social conventions, crass popular culture, and restrictive moral prescriptions

they infringed and the ability for people to express their idea of the beauty of humanity

Thoreau was captivated by transcendental thinking, even after it began to fade he advocated for

the value of total self reliance, as well as the value for every person of diving as deeply as possible into the mysteries of ones self and rejecting any efforts to dull, contain, or simplify human existence

in “Walking” Henry says “I wish to speak a word for

nature, for absolute freedom and wildness”

in “Walking” Henry ask to be regarded by nature as an

inhabitant, rather than member of society

in “Walking” Henry says “ther are enough

champions of civilization

who does Henry name as champion of civilization

the minister and the school committee

where does the word auntereing come from

the idle people who roved about the country, in the Middle Ages, and asked charity, under pretense of going a la saint Terre

every talked is a crusade preachers bosom

Peter the hermit

half the walk is but RETEACIGN OUT STEPS

not equestrian, chevalier, rites, air fier, but

walkers

ambulator nascitura, non fit