Walden

or, life in the woods

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Henry David Thoreau: Walden (2013)

356 psl.

English kalba

Publikuota 2013 m. rugpjūčio 6 d.

ISBN:
978-1-59688-160-0
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OCLC numeris:
817581369

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5 žvaigždutės (1 atsiliepimas)

A record of an experiment in simple living, bare of creature comforts, but rich in contemplation.

78 leidimai

Review of 'Walden' on 'Import'

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In Thoreau's most famous book, he creates a space to view the world by moving away from what is accepted as society. For three years he lived in a cabin in Walden, and stripped his life back to essentials, learning to love the world he inhabited.



He shows with a flair for poetry and vocabulary how the local and global can be mingled together, nearly a hundred years before the word 'globalisation' was first used. His interest in philosophical reading stretches across the world, while his interest in experience of the world is limited to a small area. His wry humour and versatile use of the English language makes this not only an enjoyable philosophical text, but also a very enjoyable book overall.

Temos

  • Social life and customs
  • Homes and haunts
  • Wilderness areas
  • Natural history
  • Biography
  • Solitude
  • American Authors

Vietos

  • Walden Woods (Mass.)
  • Massachusetts
  • Walden Woods