Walden : : 150th Anniversary Edition / / Henry David Thoreau, Henry D. Thoreau; J. Lyndon Shanley.
One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. This edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the perennial importance of a classic work,...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Writings of Henry D. Thoreau ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction / Economy -- Where I Lived, and What I Lived For -- Reading -- Sounds -- Solitude -- Visitors -- The Bean-Field -- The Village -- The Ponds -- Baker Farm -- Higher Laws -- Brute Neighbors -- House-Warming -- Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors -- Winter Animals -- The Pond in Winter -- Spring -- Conclusion -- Index by Paul 0. Williams |
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Summary: | One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. This edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the perennial importance of a classic work, originally published in 1854. Much of Walden's material is derived from Thoreau's journals and contains such engaging pieces from the lively "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" and "Brute Neighbors" to the serene "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. This is the authoritative text of Walden and the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400880799 9783110638592 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400880799?locatt=mode:legacy |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Henry David Thoreau, Henry D. Thoreau; J. Lyndon Shanley. |