Thoreau: His Life and Times

20 Sep 2009 Leave a Comment

by Matt in Podcasts Tags: , , , ,

In this literature class I explore Thoreau by delving into his perspective on life and his motivation for choosing a spartan lifestyle, despite having a Harvard education. I am surprised by the brilliance of one Chinese student’s penetrating question about Thoreau — one that I had never heard before. The whole class works on an answer!

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