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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Author: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
A reissue of a now classic American drama. — If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." So wrote the young Henry David Thoreau in 1849. Three years earlier, Thoreau had put his belief into action and refused to pay taxes because of the United States government's involvem...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780809012237
ISBN-10: 0809012235
Publication Date: 7/10/2001
Pages: 128
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3.4 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Even someone who does not know the life of Thoreau would enjoy this unique examination of his concerns about conformity, war and slavery. This is a thinking man's play requiring a little knowledge about transcendentalism, the Mexican War and Ralph Waldo Emerson so as to enrich ones understanding of the material. It has a nice balance between humor, philosophy (a rather deep subject) and anger toward the issues of Thoreau's times. This is a thoughtful brief read of only 101 pages. My reservations arise from a concern that too many subjects may have diffused the force of the play.
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The writers of Inherit the Wind strike again. With a dearth of stage props (à la Wilders Our Town), this drama contains much dry wit mixed with wisdom. This time the target of their drollness is Henry David of Walden fame and his infamous night in the calaboose for failure to pay taxes due to his condemnation of the U.S.-Mexican War. Written towards the end of the Vietnam fiasco it is no less appropriate today.


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