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 involvement in the Mexican War, which Thoreau firmly believed was unjust. For his daring and unprecedented act of protest, he was thrown in jail. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is a celebrated dramatic presentation of this famous act of civil disobedience and its consequences. Its poignant, lively, and accessible scenes offer a compelling exploration of Thoreau's philosophy and life.

Author: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 07/10/2001
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.52w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9780809012237

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10041 / Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

About the Author

Jerome Lawrence, formerly master playwright at New York University, and Robert E. Lee (1918-1984), who was a professor of playwriting at UCLA, collaborated on thirteen plays, including Inherit the Wind and Auntie Mame.