ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Some sources say Thoreau first met Emerson in February of 1835 at Harvard where Emerson was giving a lecture, but the two were not close friends yet. In the fall of 1837, Thoreau became more casually acquainted with Emerson, whose book, Nature, Thoreau had read at Harvard and greatly admired.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ralph Waldo Emerson settled in Concord during Thoreau’s sophomore year at Harvard, and by the autumn of 1837 they were becoming friends. Emerson sensed in Thoreau a true disciple-that is, one with so much Emersonian self-reliance that he would still be his own man.

Detailed explanation-3: -David Henry Thoreau, as he was then known, entered Harvard on Aug. 30, 1833, at age 16. The College had fewer than 20 professors or instructors, cost $179 a year, and can scarce be imagined physically on today’s megalopolis campus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson had a long history together – starting with their first official meeting in 1841 when Thoreau was only 23 years old.

Detailed explanation-5: -Harvard put heavy emphasis on the classics–Thoreau studied Latin and Greek grammar or composition for three of his four years. He also took courses in mathematics, English, history, and mental, natural, and intellectual philosophy.