| Walden Contributor(s): Henry David Thoreau (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798703663929 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.55 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walden by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in 1854, it details Thoreau's experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. The book compresses the time into a single calendar year and uses passages of four seasons to symbolize human development.By immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and self-sufficiency were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired by transcendentalist philosophy, a central theme of the American Romantic Period. |