Thoreau's statement on the classics

Thoreau’s statement on the Classics In the novel Walden, Henry David Thoreau states that the classics are the noblest recorded thoughts of man. He also believed that the written word is the work of art nearest to life itself. Walden fits this description through many elements in the novel including relevance, universality, and beauty. The novel is a collection of essays Thoreau wrote commenting on his experiment of living in the woods for two …showed first 75 words of 650 total…

…showed last 75 words of 650 total…achieves this through his use of relevance, universality, and beauty. Many paintings can not explain the artists exact thoughts, however the written work can give an articulate explanation of how the author felt when he was writing. Thoreau’s exact thoughts on life are captured in his words for people to read centuries later. These readers can be greatly inspired by such a classic, which serves Thoreau’s statement on the classics perfectly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**