Henry David Thoreau: A Companion

Henry David Thoreau: A Companion - Paperback

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Henry David Thoreau: A Companion - Paperback

Henry David Thoreau: A Companion - Paperback

by Michael Berger
$107.91
$107.91

Book Overview

by Michael Berger (Author)

Thoreau is well known as a lyrical nature writer, environmental prophet, rebel against stifling convention, and theorist of strategic intervention to protest injustice. He was also a part-time surveyor and pencil maker, student of Native America, abolitionist, philosopher, and shrewd Transcendentalist. Whether living at Walden Pond or comfortably on Main Street in central Concord, Thoreau made deep inquiries into life and gave all to his craft.

Drawing on the work of outstanding scholars and critics, this companion provides information on the full body of Thoreau's work, his life, and his world, connecting the factors that affected Thoreau's thought and writing and highlighting his impact, in his own time and since. This study brings these various aspects of Thoreau's life and writings into focus in over one hundred interconnected essays.

Author Biography

Michael Berger is an independent scholar, retired professor of English and communications, and former English teacher in Cincinnati's magnet public high school. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Thoreau Society and past editor of the Thoreau Society Bulletin.

Number of Pages: 489
Dimensions: 0.99 x 10 x 7 IN
Publication Date: July 29, 2025
ISBN9781476674216
Author Michael Berger
PublisherMcFarland & Company
GenreHobbies & interests, Literature, Philosophy, and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages489
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Michael Berger has taught writing in college and high school for twenty years. In 2014 he received a Diana Hacker Award for Outstanding Programs in English from the Two Year College English Association (TYCA) of the National Council of Teachers of English for developing a writing-across-the-curriculum program in a nursing college. His work with high school students has been recognized with a Leaders in Literacy Award from Cincinnati Public Schools and an Outstanding Teacher Award for high school teachers from the University of Chicago. He has taught literature and humanities surveys as well as composition and is currently professor of English and Communications at The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of several published articles, past editor of the Thoreau Society Bulletin, and author of the book Thoreau's Late Career and "The Dispersion of Seeds": The Saunterer's Synoptic Vision. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Cincinnati, an M.A. in English from Indiana University, and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John's College.

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