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Critical of 19th-century America's booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau moved to a small cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts in 1845. Walden, the account of his stay near Walden Pond, conveys at once a naturalist's wonder at the commonplace and a transcendentalist's yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. But Thoreau's embrace of solitude and simplicity did not entail a withdrawal from social and political matters. Civil Disobedience, also included in this volume, expresses his antislavery and antiwar sentiments, and has influenced resistance movements worldwide. Both give rewarding insight into a free-minded, principled and idiosyncratic life.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Critical of 19th-century America's booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau moved to a small cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts in 1845. Walden, the account of his stay near Walden Pond, conveys at once a naturalist's wonder at the commonplace and a transcendentalist's yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. But Thoreau's embrace of solitude and simplicity did not entail a withdrawal from social and political matters. Civil Disobedience, also included in this volume, expresses his antislavery and antiwar sentiments, and has influenced resistance movements worldwide. Both give rewarding insight into a free-minded, principled and idiosyncratic life.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Texts
Walden
Economy
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
Reading
Sounds
Solitude
Visitors
The Bean-Field
The Village
The Ponds
Baker Farm
Higher Laws
Brute Neighbors
House-Warming
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors
Winter Animals
The Pond in Winter
Spring
Conclusion
"Civil Disobedience"
Notes for Walden
Notes for "Civil Disobedience"
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1983 |
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Genre: | Gattungen & Methoden, Importe |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: |
XXVI
310 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780140390445 |
ISBN-10: | 0140390448 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Thoreau, Henry David |
Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 200 x 141 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Henry David Thoreau |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.08.1983 |
Gewicht: | 0,251 kg |
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Texts
Walden
Economy
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
Reading
Sounds
Solitude
Visitors
The Bean-Field
The Village
The Ponds
Baker Farm
Higher Laws
Brute Neighbors
House-Warming
Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors
Winter Animals
The Pond in Winter
Spring
Conclusion
"Civil Disobedience"
Notes for Walden
Notes for "Civil Disobedience"
Erscheinungsjahr: | 1983 |
---|---|
Genre: | Gattungen & Methoden, Importe |
Rubrik: | Literaturwissenschaft |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: |
XXVI
310 S. |
ISBN-13: | 9780140390445 |
ISBN-10: | 0140390448 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Thoreau, Henry David |
Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
Maße: | 200 x 141 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Henry David Thoreau |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 25.08.1983 |
Gewicht: | 0,251 kg |