Walden and Civil Disobedience
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Meditations on human existence, society, government and other topics.Publishers WeeklyShrinking Walden into picture book size is somewhat like trying to fit Moby Dick into an aquarium. Still, Lowe's selections from Thoreau's iconoclastic work will give children a brief taste of this classic. Using only quotations from the original work, Lowe tells the story of Thoreau's year in the woods, emphasizing his descriptions of nature,stet comma and action rather than his philosophical musings. Readers see the young Thoreau putting shingles on his roof, hoeing beans, welcoming a stranger; they can revel in the natural wonders he describes--the ``whip-poor-wills,'' in summer, the drifting snow in winter, the ice breaking in the pond in spring. Sabuda's superb linoleum-cut prints lend a hard-edged brilliance to the dark woods--where sunlight is filtered through etched leaves, and moonlight shimmers on the waters of the pond made famous by a young man's experiment with life. All ages. (Nov.)
IntroductionviiChronology of Henry David Thoreau's Life and WorkxviiHistorical Context of Walden and On the Duty of Civil DisobediencexixWalden or, Life in the Woods1.Economy32.Where I Lived, and What I Lived For863.Reading1064.Sounds1195.Solitude1386.Visitors1507.The Bean-Field1668.The Village1809.The Ponds18710.Baker Farm21611.Higher Laws22612.Brute Neighbors24013.House-Warming25614.Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors27515.Winter Animals29116.The Pond in Winter30317.Spring32018.Conclusion342On the Duty of Civil DisobediencePoems359Sic Vita391Winter Memories393To the Maiden in the East394Smoke396Mist397Inspiration398Notes402Interpretive Notes431Critical Excerpts440Questions for Discussion452Suggestions for the Interested Reader454
