Henry David Thoreau

The Essential Henry David Thoreau Book Collection Contains four of Thoreau's best works: Walden, Or Life in the WoodsOn the Duty of Civil DisobedienceA Week on the Concord and Merrimack RiversWalking

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.

Kansalaistottelemattomuus on yhdysvaltalaisen Henry David Thoreaun (1817-62) maineikas kannanotto hallituksen pakkovaltaa vastaan ja yksilön itsenäisyyden puolesta. Thoreaulla on ollut valtava vaikutus koko maailmassa rauhanomaisiin aktivismin muotoihin. Muun muassa Gandhi ja Martin Luther King perustivat ajattelunsa väkivallattomasta vastarinnasta Thoreaun kirjoituksiin.Mitä velvollisuuksia ja oikeuksia yksilöllä on suhteessaan yhteiskuntaan? Mitä tarkoittaa ”vapaus”, jota länsimaissa niin kovasti ihaillaan? Mitä meidän pitäisi tehdä, ellei valtiovalta toimi moraalitajumme mukaisesti? Muun muassa näihin kysymyksiin Kansalaistottelemattomuus yrittää vastata. ”On olemassa epäoikeudenmukaisia lakeja. Pitäisikö meidän tyytyä vain tottelemaan niitä?”

"Die Reform und die Reformer" ist ein erst 1973 durch Wendell Glick zum ersten Mal ver ffentlichtes Essay von Henry David Thoreau. ---------- "Jeder Mensch ist der Herr eines Reiches, neben dem das irdische Reich des Zaren nur ein unbedeutender Staat ist ...]. Geht nicht in irgendein fremdes Theater, um Schauspiele zu sehen, sondern bedenkt zuerst, dass es nichts gibt, was die Augen erfreuen oder in Erstaunen versetzen kann, was ihr nicht alles selbst in euch entdecken k nnt." (Henry David Thoreau) ---------- Erg nzt wird "Die Reform und die Reformer" durch drei weitere Schriften: - "Philanthropen und Reformer" - "Die Reformer" - "Schluss" ----------- Alle Texte wurden neu bersetzt und kommentiert, "Die Reform und die Reformer" und "Die Reformer" d rften hier zum ersten mal in deutscher bersetzung vorliegen.

American author, naturalist, and abolitionist, Henry David Thoreau was a principal figure of the 19th century movement of Transcendentalism. Central to the philosophy is a belief that people, who are inherently good, are corrupted by the organized institutions of society and that consequently the best community is one that is built upon on independence and self-reliance. In Thoreau's best known work, "Walden" we find a classic account of his attempt to live by the principles espoused in this philosophy. Henry David Thoreau spent two years living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, on a woodland property owned by fellow transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson. The story is detailed in its accounts of Thoreau's day-to-day activities, observations, and undertakings to survive out in the wilderness. Thoreau's journal is an exquisite account of a man seeking a more simple life by living in harmony with nature. A journey of self-discovery, "Walden" is Thoreau's declaration of independence, a manual of self-reliance, for which the author will be forever immortalized. Also included in this volume is Thoreau's influential essay "Civil Disobedience", in which he argues that individuals have a duty to resist their acquiescence to governmental injustice. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

"This is a delicious evening, when the whole body is one sense, and imbibes delight through every pore. I go and come with a strange liberty in Nature, a part of herself."Thoreau lived in his Walden camp but two years, 1845-1847, and, as his narrative clearly shows, by no means exiled himself from home and companions. His hermitage was within easy walking distance of Concord; and, though his seclusion meant privacy at times, he was by no means debarred from society. The life in the woods was a characteristic expression of his stout independence of condition since the act was in a way unique, it transferred something of its unique property to the book which recorded it, and the book is more closely identified with Thoreau's fame, has done more to give him distinction, than any other of his writings.This story, which is considered one of the greatest works of American literature, is a true ecological pamphlet whose content focuses on a much needed return to nature in every sphere of our life.This edition has a beautiful layout with a font size designed to make it easy to read.

First published in 1865, "Cape Cod" is one of a series of excursion books by the famed American author and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. Most well-known for his influential works Walden and Civil Disobedience, Thoreau was also an observant naturalist and spent much time watching and recording the seasonal patterns of natural spaces. Based on several trips he made to the Cape and originally published as a series of articles, Thoreau's "Cape Cod" is a remarkable work that depicts the natural beauty of both the Cape and the wild areas that surround it. Thoreau, a consummate lover of the outdoors, felt right at home in the Cape and he details his excitement over discovering the area with detailed and evocative portraits of the indigenous species and animals. Thoreau's work is both a travel journal and an exploration of the region's geography and natural history written in the sensitive and astute voice of a philosopher genuinely in love with discovering and understanding a new place. Any lover of nature or of Cape Cod in general will delight in this captivating depiction of the area as it was in the early to mid-1800s. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Henry David Thoreau's Walden details his experiences over the course of two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he built near Walden Pond amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. "Civil Disobedience" is a highly influential argument for disobedience to an unjust state. Both Walden and "Civil Disobedience" are timeless classics of American literature. This Warbler Classics edition includes an introduction by Charles R. Anderson and a detailed chronology of Thoreau's life and work.