The Bean Field Flashcards
Where and when was Thoreau born?
Concord, Massachusetts in July 12, 1817
Who was the Concord Museum curator who visited Walden Pond to recount Henry David Thoreau’s time there and the lasting impact of his book.
David Wood
Thoreau’s first essay published in The Dial was?
“Aulus Persius Flaccus”
Thoreau contracted _________ in ____ and suffered from it sporadically afterwards.
Tuberculosis, 1835
In ____, he became ill with _________. Recognizing the terminal nature of his disease, Thoreau spent his last years
revising and editing his unpublished works, particularly The Maine Woods and Excursions.
1860, Bronchitis
Thoreau died on _____________ at the age of __.
May 6, 1862, 44
Thoreau’s time at Walden Pond resulted in his famous work, “________________________” which documents his experiences and philosophical reflections during his time there.
“Walden or Life in the Woods”
Thoreau lived on the shore of Walden Pond in order to enjoy a life of “_________.”
“simplicity.”
He was an American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork Walden (1854).
Henry David Thoreau
When did Thoreau graduate from Harvard?
1837
Henry David Thoreau began the tale of his experiment
of simple living at ___________.
Walden Pond
How many years, months, days did Thoreau stay in Walden Pond?
2 years, 2 months, and 2 days
He played a significant role in the professional life of Henry David Thoreau by serving as both a mentor and supporter of Thoreau’s work. Thoreau even lived on his land at Walden Pond for two years, an experience which became the basis for his best-known work, Walden.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thoreau wrote Walden in order to share this experience with ________.
others
