Henry D. Thoreau

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) is a book by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). It is ostensibly the narrative of a boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, that Thoreau took with his brother John in 1839. John died of tetanus in 1842 and Thoreau wrote the book, in part, as a tribute to his memory.

Henry D. Thoreaus essay Civil ulydighed fra 1849 er en central tekst i den politiske og aktivistiske litteratur. "En hver maskine har sin friktion" skriver Thoreau og peger på den menneskelige vilje til forandring af samfundets maskineri. Civil ulydighed udkommer her i en nyoversættelse af Mikkel Andersen, og bliver skrevet ind i kontekst af den nutidige klimakamp med et efterord af klimaaktivist Nikoline Borgermann.

Henry D. Thoreau's "Yankee in Canada, with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers" is a fascinating collection of works that offers a distinctive viewpoint on social concerns and personal experiences. In this collection, Thoreau offers his reflections on his visits to Canada as well as his observations of its people and culture. He presents his vehement anti-slavery attitude and calls for societal transformation in his discussion of the urgent subject of slavery. Additionally, the collection contains Thoreau's articles and speeches on numerous reform movements, highlighting his dedication to social justice and his faith in personal responsibility. Thoreau's words ring with ageless relevance, whether they're talking about living intentionally, civil disobedience, or the rights of underprivileged communities. "Yankee in Canada, with Anti-Slavery and Reform Papers" provides readers with a thorough understanding of Thoreau's philosophical and intellectual interests, displaying both his creative brilliance and his constant commitment to questioning social conventions and fostering good change. As one of the most prominent authors and philosophers of the 19th century, it continues to be an important piece of American literature and offers insightful perspectives into his thinking.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

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Henry David Thoreau: Walden, oder: Leben in den W ldern Neuauflage 2019, mit einem aktuellen Vorwort des Herausgebers Ende M rz 1845, er ist jetzt 28 Jahre alt, leiht sich Henry David Thoreau eine Axt, begibt sich auf das zwei Meilen von seiner Heimatstadt Concord (Massachusetts) entfernte, am Waldensee gelegene Grundst ck seines Freundes Ralph Waldo Emerson und beginnt mit der Rodung eines kleinen Areals als Bauplatz f r seine H tte. Er steckt die Ma e ab, gr bt einen Keller und errichtet die Balken zu einer Blockh tte. Am 4. Juli, dem amerikanischen Unabh ngigkeitstag, zieht er ein. Es ist f r ihn auch ein pers nliches Symbol der Unabh ngigkeit: Vom Kapital, vom Konsum, von B rokraten und Steuereintreibern, die von den B rgern Geld erpressen, um auf der anderen Seite die immer noch bestehende Sklaverei zu finanzieren. - So lebt er als amerikanischer Buddha in seinem Blockhaus von drei mal viereinhalb Metern Grundfl che. Wie in einem naturwissenschaftlichen Experiment sortiert Thoreau alles Unwichtige aus seinem Leben, und es entstehen die Notizen zum Buch Walden, oder Leben in den W ldern, das Jahre sp ter erscheint und zu einer gro en Inspiration f r alle Kapitalismuskritiker, Freidenker und Natursch tzer werden wird: von Karl Marx, ber Mahatma Gandhi bis hin zur kologiebewegung.

'Walden oder Leben in den W ldern' ist Henry D. Thoreaus bekanntestes Werk, in dem er sein Leben als Aussteiger beschreibt. Er hatte zwei Jahre in einer Blockh tte gelebt und dabei gelernt, sich selbst zu versorgen. Im Buch l sst Thoreau seine Leser teilhaben am Leben in und mit der Natur, an seinen Naturbeobachtungen und philosophischen Betrachtungen.

Til naturen inneholder to klassiske tekster av forfatteren av 'Walden. Livet i skogene'. Også her handler det om å bruke og nyte naturen, og om kunsten å gå i skogen. I 'Kunsten å gå' ('Walking', 1862) inngår livsfilosofiske betraktninger og poetiske naturskildringer. Thoreau utforsker sitt emne som om det også var en reise: Mens han vandrer i skogen, vandrer tankene. Underveis viser han både til Østens tenkere og til pilegrimene; til middelalderens vaganter og romantikkens vandrere. Mennesket er født til å gå, og både kropp og sinn er tjent med den eksersisen fotturen gir, mener han. I 'En vintervandring' ('A Winter Walk', 1843) handler det på samme måte om å stemme sitt sinn etter naturen, om kunsten å se det store i det lille og skjønnheten i den rekreerende naturen. Dette inngår også i forfatterens sivilisasjonskritiske program. For ham er naturen en både livgivende og intellektuelt stimulerende kilde til selvstendig tenkning. Etterord av Thure Erik Lund Illustrasjoner av Einar Sigstad

This volume of seven essays and a late lecture by Henry David Thoreau makes available important material written both before and after Walden. First appearing in the 1840s through the 1860s, the essays were written during a time of great change in Thoreau's environs, as the Massachusetts of his childhood became increasingly urbanized and industrialized. William Rossi's introduction puts the essays in the context of Thoreau's other major works, both chronologically and intellectually. Rossi also shows how these writings relate to Thoreau's life and career as both writer and naturalist: his readings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Charles Darwin; his failed bid for commercial acceptance of his work; and his pivotal encounter with the utter wildness of the Maine woods. In the essays themselves, readers will see how Thoreau melded conventions of natural history writing with elements of two popular literary forms—travel writing and landscape writing—to explore concerns ranging from America's westward expansion to the figural dimensions of scientific facts and phenomena. Thoreau the thinker, observer, wanderer, and inquiring naturalist—all emerge in this distinctive composite picture of the economic, natural, and spiritual communities that left their marks on one of our most important early environmentalists.

Henry David Thoreau's Cape Cod is a remarkable work that depicts the natural beauty of Cape Cod and the nature that surrounds it. Thoreau, a consummate lover of the outdoors and nature is right at home in the Cape and he details his excitement of the area with naturalist portraits of the indigenous species and animals. Any lover of nature or of Cape Cod in general will delight in this captivating depiction of the area in the early to mid 1800s

Excursions is an 1863 anthology of several essays by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. The anthology contains an introduction entitled "Biographical Sketch" in which fellow transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson provides a description of Thoreau.