Fully annotated and arranged in the order of their composition, presents thirteen of the author's essays, including "Walking" and "Civil Disobedience."[...]
Timeless observations on the craft of writing, taken from Thoreau's journals -- conditions required, method of creation, ideals and purpose of his art, and much more. Also, experiments in style which culminated in Thoreau's classic "Walden." Foreword. Introduction. Selected Bibliography. Index.[...]
Dette er beretningen om den amerikanske filosofen Henry D.Thoreaus tilværelse som nybygger og eneboer ved Walden Pond i Concord, Massachusetts. Forfatteren er en praktisk mann, som bygger hus, hogger ved, fisker og sanker bær. Han studerer fugleliv og dyrespor, ville blomster, været og naturens r[...]
The two years Thoreau spent at Walden Pond and the night he spent in the Concord jail are among the most familiar features of the American intellectual landcscape. In this new biography, based on a rexamination of Thoreau's manuscripts and on a retracing of his trips, Robert Richardson offers a view[...]