Originally published in 1854, Walden, or Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. This new paperback edition - introduced by noted American writer John Updike - celebrates the 150th anniversary of this classic work. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces as "Reading" and "The Pond in the Winter." Other famous sections involve Thoreau's visits with a Canadian woodcutter and with an Irish family, a trip to Concord, and a description of his bean field. This is the complete and authoritative text of Walden - as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows. For the student and for the general reader, this is the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.
“Reading”这一篇中梭罗对古代经典作品的意义进行强调,认为它们才是不朽的神谕。人们对于经典以及对于自然的学习还远远不足。他也区分了书写语言和口头语...
“Sounds”这一篇紧随“Reading”,从对于文字的信仰转向讨论对于世界的感官认识,这种感官认识更加接近直觉,因而也就剥去了一切隐喻性...
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freedom from his society. People were crushed under the servitude
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From tomorrow on, I will be a happy man. Grooming, chopping, and traveling all over the world. From tomorrow on, I will care for foodstuff and vegetables. ...
Solitude,是其中的名篇,也是自己非常喜歡的一篇,現摘錄如下,譯文參考自新東方的《Born To Win》一書。 I FIND IT WHOLESOME TO BE ALONE THE GREATER PART OF THE ...
在山间奔跑,在水中游泳。 享受风,感受雨,赞美花,珍爱雪。 学习乐器,烹煮,编织,缝补,修理。 认识植物,培育蔬果。 阅读 绘画 交换 分享 观察光 珍惜家人...
As Thoreau suggests in the early chapters of Walden, he set out to conduct an experiment: Could he survive, possibly even thrive, by stripping away all super...
Thoreau lives in nature and simplicity for divinity. This is my briefiest account of his life in Walden. Walden is natural and the life there is simple. (我...