OPEN THE HEART OF SELF-DISCOVERY through the Lives and Profound Works of Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman.
Much has been written about Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman as prominent American writers, but much less research has been done regarding their spirituality, which gave the writing of their classics such impact.
This award-winning study helps to remedy this by focusing on the mysticism in the lives and major works of Thoreau and Whitman, two great American literary mystics of the 19th century. Find out:
- How their principal works were inspired by their spiritual revelations and struggles.
- What the deeper meanings are in key passages from Thoreau's classic, "Walden"; and Whitman's ground-breaking poem, "Song of Myself"
- How their spirituality reflected their different personalities and characters
- Insights into the subject of depression as Dr. Hourihan discusses reasons for Thoreau’s long depression after the publication of "Walden."
By understanding the wisdom and strengths, as well as the faults and failings, of these great men of letters, we can know ourselves better.
As an author with a Ph.D. in American literature and a strong experiential background in mysticism, Paul Hourihan combines his lifelong passion for literature and mysticism to give us an insightful view of two of America’s own literary mystics.
- Winner of the BRONZE and BEST SPIRITUAL BOOK Awards for
2004-2005 from Northern California Publishers & Authors Assn.
Much has been written about Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman as prominent American writers, but much less research has been done regarding their spirituality, which gave the writing of their classics such impact.
This award-winning study helps to remedy this by focusing on the mysticism in the lives and major works of Thoreau and Whitman, two great American literary mystics of the 19th century. Find out:
- How their principal works were inspired by their spiritual revelations and struggles.
- What the deeper meanings are in key passages from Thoreau's classic, "Walden"; and Whitman's ground-breaking poem, "Song of Myself"
- How their spirituality reflected their different personalities and characters
- Insights into the subject of depression as Dr. Hourihan discusses reasons for Thoreau’s long depression after the publication of "Walden."
By understanding the wisdom and strengths, as well as the faults and failings, of these great men of letters, we can know ourselves better.
As an author with a Ph.D. in American literature and a strong experiential background in mysticism, Paul Hourihan combines his lifelong passion for literature and mysticism to give us an insightful view of two of America’s own literary mystics.
- Winner of the BRONZE and BEST SPIRITUAL BOOK Awards for
2004-2005 from Northern California Publishers & Authors Assn.
