Walden and Civil Disobedience

Häftad, Engelska, 1984

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Disdainful of America’s booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau left Concord, Massachusetts, in 1845 to live in solitude in the woods near Walden Pond. Walden, the account of his stay, conveys at once a naturalist’s wonder at the commonplace and a Transcendentalist’s yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. But even as Thoreau disentangled himself from worldly matters, his musings were often disturbed by his social conscience. Civil Disobedience, also included in this volume, expresses his antislavery and antiwar sentiments, and has influenced non-violent resistance movements worldwide. Both give a rewarding insight into a free-minded, principled and idiosyncratic man.

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Utgivningsdatum:1984-01-26
Mått:130 x 197 x 20 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Penguin Publishing Group
Antal sidor:432
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780140390445

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Henry David Thoreau (1817-62) was born in Concord, Massachusetts and educated at Harvard. He became a follower and a friend of Emerson, and described himself as a mystic and a transcendentalist. Although he published only two books in his lifetime, Walden (from which this book is taken) is regarded as a literary masterpeice and one of the most significant books of the 19th century.

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Walden and Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau Introduction by Michael MeyerSuggestions for Further ReadingA Note on the TextsWaldenEconomyWhere I Lived, and What I Lived ForReadingSoundsSolitudeVisitorsThe Bean-FieldThe VillageThe PondsBaker FarmHigher LawsBrute NeighborsHouse-WarmingFormer Inhabitants; and Winter VisitorsWinter AnimalsThe Pond in WinterSpringConclusion"Civil Disobedience"Notes for WaldenNotes for "Civil Disobedience"