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Walden

Author
Henry David Thoreau
Series
Ideas for Life
Language
English
Length
254 pages
ISBN
9781911495833
Published
17 August 2016
Imprint
Adelphi Press
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • transcendental
  • naturalism
  • symbolic
  • poetic
  • anarchist
  • freedoms
  • liberties
  • human rights
  • political theory

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Henry David Thoreau invites readers into the tranquil embrace of nature as he chronicles his two-year experiment in simple living beside Walden Pond. Through reflective prose, Thoreau explores themes of self-reliance, solitude, and the essence of existence. His keen observations of the natural world and meditations on society’s complexities uncover profound insights into personal freedom and the pursuit of a meaningful life, cultivating a timeless sanctuary for introspection.

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Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) wrote Walden and the essay on civil disobedience. A pond becomes a republic of attention: beans, ice, visitors, and the cost of a life measured in hours. Concord was the address; the argument was larger. Twelve titles here. He walked, measured, refused a tax, and made refusal sound like a method. The sentences still send people outdoors, and into argument. He is easier to quote than to follow.

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