By: Henry David THOREAU (1817 - 1862)
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the
best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854,
it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around
the shores of Walden Pond. Walden is neither a novel nor a true
autobiography, but a social critique of the Western World, with each
chapter heralding some aspect of humanity that needed to be either
renounced or praised. Along with his critique of the civilized world,
Thoreau examines other issues afflicting man in society, ranging from
economy and reading to solitude and higher laws. He also takes time to
talk about the experience at Walden Pond itself, commenting on the
animals and the way people treated him for living there, using those
experiences to bring out his philosophical positions. This extended
commentary on nature has often been interpreted as a strong statement to
the natural religion that transcendentalists like Thoreau and Emerson
were preaching. (Description amended from Wikipedia).
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Nature, Philosophy
Language: English
Running Time: 14:17:52
Zip file size: 402.1MB
Catalog date: 2006-07-24
Read by: Gord Mackenzie
Book Coordinator: Gord Mackenzie
Meta Coordinator: Gesine
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