Henry David Thoreau
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An experiment. A declaration. A spiritual awakening. Noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months and two days chronicling his near-isolation in a small cabin he built in the woods near Walden Pond, on land owned by his mentor and the father of Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Immersing himself in nature and solitude, Thoreau sought to develop a greater understanding of society amidst a life of self-reliance and simplicity....
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This is a collection of letters written by American naturalist Henry David Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American poet, philosopher, essayist, abolitionist, naturalist, development critic, and historian. He was also a leading figure in Transcendentalism, and is best known for his book "Walden", a treatise on simple living in a natural environment. Other notable works by this author include: "The Landlord" (1843), "Reform and the...
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Thoreau wrote Civil Disobedience in 1849. It argues the superiority of the individual conscience over acquiescence to government. Thoreau was inspired to write in response to slavery and the Mexican-American war. He believed that people could not be made agents of injustice if they were governed by their own consciences.
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'The Maine Woods' is the third volume in 'The Writings of Henry David Thoreau' series. It is a fantastic collection of essays written by Henry David Thoreau during numerous visits to the Maine woods. A charming combination of prose, poetry, and scientific fact, 'The Maine Woods' will appeal to all nature lovers. Contents include: 'Henry David Thoreau', 'Introductory Note', 'Ktaadn, 'Chesuncook', 'The Allegash And East Branch', and 'Appendix'. Includes...
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Un filósofo anarquista que rechazó todo poder capaz de someter al hombre, eligió la vida en los bosques y planteó el derecho una revolución pacífica con la negación al pago de impuestos.
La defensa apasionada del individualismo hecha por un liberal, que quiso demostrar que la vida en la naturaleza es la verdadera vida del hombre libre, convencido además de que en Norteamérica debía desaparecer la esclavitud y cesar las guerras a otros países.
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Henry David Thoreau in neuer Übesetzung
»Der Wert dieser wilden Früchte liegt nicht in ihrem Besitz oder Verzehr, sondern in ihrem Anblick und der Freude, dieman an ihnen hat.« - Henry David Thoreau. Esther Kinsky hat aus den nach gelassenen Schriften einen Gang durch die Jahreszeiten zusammengestellt - und entdeckt in ihrer Übersetzung einen Thoreau, wie er für den deutschen Leser so noch nie zu lesen war: schlicht und klar, begeistert und...
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"This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself."
Thoreau lived in his Walden camp but two years, 1845-1847, and, as his narrative clearly shows, by no means exiled himself from home and companions. His hermitage was within easy walking distance of Concord, and, though his seclusion meant privacy at times, he was by no means debarred...
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During his two-year residence at Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau became keenly aware of the natural world that surrounded him. Entries from his journals reflect his soulful, in-depth observations of local wildlife, and his remarks on birds are particularly plentiful and poetic. This book, originally published as Notes on New England Birds in 1910 and edited and arranged by Francis H. Allen, collects Thoreau's thoughts on the various bird species...
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This is volume V of 'The Writings of Henry David Thoreau'. Entitled 'Excursions, and Poems', it is primarily a collection of poetry and travelling accounts, although also included are a number of his translations. This book will appeal to all lovers of poetry and nature writing, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Thoreau's wonderful work. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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Una vida salvaje y desobediente es tanto una selección como una introducción a una obra que se ramifica a través de otros libros, escritos y biografías. Contiene acaso el ensayo más famoso de Thoreau, "Desobediencia civil", en el cual muestra su lado político; "Recolecciones (o lo que el tiempo no ha cosechado de mi diario)", las primeras entradas de su ya canónico diario, tan lleno de observaciones como de digresiones y muchos dardos-de madera-contra...
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Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of each.
Modernity rules our lives by clock and calendar, dividing the stream of time into units and coordinating every passing moment with the universal globe. Henry David Thoreau subverted both clock and calendar, using them not to regulate time's passing but to open up and explore its presence. This little volume thus embodies,...
12) Henry David Thoreau Collection: Walden, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Walking, and Cape Cod
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Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American writer and lifelong advocate for the abolition of slavery. His written works are many and varied but he is perhaps, best known for works such as Walden, a book, which promotes the idea of simple living in natural surroundings and for Civil Disobedience, which argues that the general population should not simply sit idle while those elected to government ride roughshod over their wishes.
Of his other...
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Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862) was an American poet, philosopher, essayist, abolitionist, naturalist, development critic, and historian. He was also a leading figure in Transcendentalism, and is best known for his book "Walden", a treatise on simple living in a natural environment. Other notable works by this author include: "The Landlord" (1843), "Reform and the Reformers" (1846–48), and "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854). Many vintage books...
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Collected here are nineteen essays by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was one of America's best known and most influential writers. His work has helped shape the American Discourse and had a lasting effect on the environmental movement in America. Included here are The Service, A Walk to Wachusett, Paradise (to be) Regained, The Landlord, Herald of Freedom, Wendell Phillips Before the Concord Lyceum, Reform and the Reformers, Thomas Carlyle and His Works,...
15) Walden
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Walden oder Leben in den Wäldern (engl. Originaltitel Walden; or, Life in the Woods) – auch als Walden oder Hüttenleben im Walde erschienen – ist ein Buch des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Henry David Thoreau aus dem Jahr 1854 über sein zeitweiliges Leben als Aussteiger, das zum „Klassiker aller Alternativen" wurde. n Walden beschreibt Thoreau sein Leben in einer Blockhütte, die er sich 1845 in den Wäldern von Concord (Massachusetts) am...
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Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life, describing his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years, is one of the most influential books ever written. The bible of the environmental movement, Walden vividly portrays Thoreau's reverence for nature and his understanding of the idea that nature is made up of crucially interrelated parts.
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Civil Disobedience and Other Essays is a collection of some of Henry David Thoreau's most important essays. Contained in this volume are the following essays: Civil Disobedience, Natural History of Massachusetts, A Walk to Wachusett, The Landlord, A Winter Walk, The Succession of Forest Trees, Walking, Autumnal Tints, Wild Apples, Night and Moonlight, Aulus Persius Flaccus, Herald of Freedom, Life Without Principle, Paradise (to be) Regained, A Plea...
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"Night and Moonlight" is an 1863 essay by American essayist Henry David Thoreau that explores the moon and its place in literary tradition. Henry David Thoreau (1817—1862) was an American poet, philosopher, and essayist most famous for his book "Walden" and his essay "Civil Disobedience", which advocated disobedience against unjust governments and influenced such notable figures as Mahatma Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, and Martin Luther King Jr. His corpus...
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"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Robert N. Hudspeth is Research Professor of English at the Claremont Graduate University and professor emeritus of English at the University of Redlands. He is the editor of The Letters of Margaret Fuller and the author of Ellery Channing. Elizabeth Hall Witherell is Editor-in-Chief of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Lihong Xie is Associate Textual Editor of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau.
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014" Robert N. Hudspeth is Research Professor of English at the Claremont Graduate University and professor emeritus of English at Redlands University. He is the editor of The Letters of Margaret Fuller and the author of Ellery Channing.
This is the inaugural volume in the first full-scale scholarly edition of Thoreau's correspondence in more than half a century. When completed, the edition's three...