Walden details Henry David Thoreau's 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. The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and-to some degree-a manual for self-reliance.

Walden can be seen as performance art, a demonstration of how easy it can be to acquire the four necessities of life. Once acquired, he believed people should then focus their efforts on personal growth. Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and self-sufficiency were Thoreau's other goals, and the whole project was inspired by transcendentalist philosophy, a central theme of the American Romantic Period.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

252 pages

Media	Boeken Hardcover Book (Boek met harde rug en kaft)
Vrijgegeven	15 november 2020
ISBN13	9781774378465
Uitgevers	Royal Classics
Pagina's	252
Afmetingen	239 × 160 × 26 mm · 550 g
Taal en grammatica	Engels

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