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An American masterwork in praise of nature, self-reliance, and the simple life "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die,...
In Walden, Thoreau explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau holds fast to the notion that you have not truly existed until you adopt such a lifestyle—and only then can you reenter society, as an...
Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read. This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter. - Reading time of the complete text: about 10 hours - Reading time of the summarized text: 13 minutes "Civil Disobedience" is an...
I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil-to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society.I wish to make an extreme statement, if soI may...
I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; andI should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which alsoI believe-"That government is best which governs not at all"; and when...
A Book that Transformed America Civil Disobedience was Thoreau's first published book and continues to transform American discourse. It is unusual for its symbolism and structure, its criticism of Christian institutions, and its many-layered storytelling. The ideas...
Henry David Thoreau built a log cabin in the Concord Forest in Massachusetts in 1845. Thoreau lived there for two years to try out an alternative to the hectic and economically successful everyday life. The reason: He wanted to consciously feel life in harmony with...
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BENJAMIN MARKOVITSIn 1845 Thoreau, a Harvard-educated 28-year-old, went to live by himself in the woods in Massachusetts. He stayed for over two years, living self-sufficiently in a small cabin built with his own hands. Walden is his personal...
This carefully crafted ebook: “Walden + Civil Disobedience + Slavery in Massachusetts” contains 3 books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Walden is a book written by Henry David Thoreau. The work is part...
`The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation' In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his home town of Concord, Massachusetts to begin a new life alone, in a rough hut he built himself a mile and a half away on the north-west shore of Walden Pond. Walden is Thoreau's...
"Un lac est le trait le plus beau et le plus expressif du paysage. C’est l’œil de la terre, où le spectateur, en y plongeant le sien, sonde la profondeur de sa propre nature." Au XIXe siècle, en plein cœur des États-Unis, le jeune Henry David Thoreau décide de tourner...
Pendant deux ans et deux mois, Henry David Thoreau séjourne dans une cabane qu’il a bâtie lui-même, au bord de l’étang de Walden, à Concord, dans le Massachusetts. Au contact de la nature, il redécouvre les bienfaits de la solitude et retrouve la liberté dont les...
« Si je devais vendre mes matinées et mes après-midis à la société, je suis certain qu’il n’y aurait plus rien qui vaille la peine d’être vécu à mes yeux. »Prenant l’exemple de sa propre vie, Thoreau démontre que les besoins matériels entravent l’épanouissement...
Juillet 1846. Henry David Thoreau est arrêté parce qu’il refuse de payer ses impôts à un État qui participe à la guerre du Mexique et cautionne l’esclavage. Cet événement marque sa pensée politique et donne naissance trois ans plus tard à La Désobéissance civile. Le...
Walden. Nom mythique qui charrie tout un imaginaire : le Nouveau Monde et sa vie sauvage, régénérante. Concord, Massachusetts, une cabane, des pins au bord d’un étang, le Transcendental Club, Emerson et le Rousseau américain : Henry David Thoreau. Un texte qui sonne...
En juillet 1846, Henry David Thoreau est emprisonné pour avoir refusé de payer un impôt à l’État américain, voulant ainsi marquer sa vive opposition à l’esclavage et à la guerre contre le Mexique. L’événement donnera naissance à cet essai paru en 1849, et dessinera le...
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