2AppreciationofWalden大外.ppt

“Where I Lived, and What I Lived for” -- by Henry David Thoreau Brief Introduction of the Author Brief Introduction of Background Information Appreciation of the Writing Brief Introduction of Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) Brief Introduction of Thoreau an essayist; philosopher; poet two renowned transcendentalists graduation; Harvard; helped; father; make pencils lifetime; two; events; proved; important himself; American literature Brief Introduction of Thoreau built; cabin; Walden Lake lived; simple life; 2 years observed; nature; reflected on; wrote about all; related; writings; collected; famous book “Walden” 《沃尔登》 Brief Introduction of Thoreau went back; occasionally; village detained; one; night; refused; pay poll-tax（人头税） led to; famous; essay; “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” 《论公民的不服从》 journals; essays Brief Introduction of Thoreau eccentric; loafer 浪子 “Walden” ; wicked; heathenish anti-social 50 years; death; reputation; began; rise; steadily 20th century; found; charming; great statue; placed; Hall of Fame; New York Background Information Background Information— Transcendentalism phenomenon; Romanticism; advocates intuition emphasize; acquire; truth; nature; directly through; intuition nature as symbolic of God revelation; God; man Background Information— Transcendentalism exercise; healthy; influence; human mind stressed; importance; individual the most important; element; society equally repected; as; society Background Information— Transcendentalism man’s; self-culture; self-improvement spritual perfection; should; first concern; life Background Information— Introduction of “Walden” collection; 18 essays describes; nature; observed; minutes; ideas; reflections tells; how; cabin; farmed; entertained; friends calls on; people; live; a simple life Background Information—