WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/178447

Walden, or, Life in the woods

In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left the town for the country. Beside the lake of Walden, he built himself a log cabin and returned to nature, to observe and reflect while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged one of the great classics of American literature, a deeply personal reaction against the commercialism and materialism that he saw as the main impulses of mid-19th century America.

Open All Close All

type

about

http://schema.org/about

alternateName

http://schema.org/alternateName

  • "Walden, and "Civil disobedience.""
  • "Life in the woods"@en
  • "Walden"@en

author

contributor

http://schema.org/contributor

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • "GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. A classic in American Literature that is ..".a personal declaration of independence, a social experiment, and a voyage of spiritual discovery..." ?The Library of America Henry David Thoreau was born July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts, where he later died on May 6, 1862. He attended Harvard University where he studied the Classics and a smattering of foreign languages. In 1845, after years of literary and emotional struggle, friend and colleague Ralph Waldo Emerson invited Thoreau to build a cabin on his land near Walden Pond, the location of which became Thoreau's inspiration. Walden records the doctrines of transcendentalism that he lived, supported, and for which he became famous. He focuses on the concept of self-knowledge, and encourages all people to find some way to learn more about themselves and the world around them. Thoreau is remembered as a major American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher."
  • "In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left the town for the country. Beside the lake of Walden, he built himself a log cabin and returned to nature, to observe and reflect while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged one of the great classics of American literature, a deeply personal reaction against the commercialism and materialism that he saw as the main impulses of mid-19th century America."
  • "In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left the town for the country. Beside the lake of Walden, he built himself a log cabin and returned to nature, to observe and reflect while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged one of the great classics of American literature, a deeply personal reaction against the commercialism and materialism that he saw as the main impulses of mid-19th century America."@en
  • "Thoreau details his solitary and simple life on the shores of Walden Pond."@en
  • "Read by John Carradine."@en
  • "A classical example of H. D. Thoreau's writing, read by Jim Killavey."@en
  • "A classic in American literature that is a personal declaration of independence and a voyage of spiritual discovery."@en
  • "Narrated by James Hamilton."
  • "Presents Thoreau's reflections on his experiences living alone in the woods surrounding Walden Pond and his philosophy concerning humankind's need to reevaluate life and commune with nature."@en
  • "In 1845, Henry David Thoreau, while living beside Walden Pond, returned to nature to observe and reflect while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged one of the classics of American literature."
  • "In 1845, Henry David Thoreau, while living beside Walden Pond, returned to nature to observe and reflect while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged one of the classics of American literature."@en
  • "The journal Thoreau kept during his stay by Walden Pond."@en
  • "With his bare hands, an axe, and a plentiful supply of Yankee grit, Thoreau carved out his own way of life and thought on the banks of Walden Pond. His meditations ring as true as ever."@en
  • "With his bare hands, an axe, and a plentiful supply of Yankee grit, Thoreau carved out his own way of life and thought on the banks of Walden Pond. His meditations ring as true as ever."
  • "Thoroughly examines Henry David Thoreau's Walden, including its historical significance, spiritual interpretations, and ongoing relevance to contemporary concerns."@en
  • "Walden is the classic account of two years spent by Henry David Thoreau living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The story is detailed in its accounts of Thoreau's day-to-day activities, observations, and undertakings to survive out in the wilderness for two years. Thoreau's journal is an exquisite account of a man seeking a more simple life by living in harmony with nature. In today's fast-paced consumer-driven society, the austere lifestyle endorsed by Thoreau is as relevant and refreshing as ever."@en
  • "This is the complete and authoritative text of Walden--as close to Thoreau's original intention as all available evidence allows. For the students and for the general reader, this is the ideal presentation of Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.-Back cover."
  • "Presents Henry David Thoreau's reflections on the natural world, written during a two-year period when he lived alone in a cabin on the shores of Walden Pond."
  • "Disillusioned with society, top nineteenth century philosopher Henry David Thoreau spends over two years at a relatively secluded cabin. Recollecting a year in the wilderness, Thoreau reveals his great disdain for humanity's dependence on society and culture. As the cornerstone for Transcendentalism and the Romantic Period, Walden remains an imperative component of American education."@en
  • "In Thoreau's journal kept by Walden Pond, he chronicled his communion with the woods and the joys of solitude and nature he found there. This autobiographical narrative shows his keen observation of nature."@en
  • "Originally the author's journal of a time in 1845 when he lived alone in a simple hut by Walden Pond. It has become a lasting American classic, containing not only an intimate tribute to nature, but also Thoreau's meditations on the concepts of self-reliance and common sense."@en
  • "Walden is the classic account of two years spent by Henry David Thoreau living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts."@en
  • "Walden is the classic account of two years spent by Henry David Thoreau living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts."
  • "Walden is the classic account of two years spent by Henry David Thoreau living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The story is detailed in its accounts of Thoreau's day-to-day activities, observations, and undertakings to survive out in the wilderness for two years. Thoreau's journal is an exquisite account of a man seeking a more simple life by living in harmony with nature ..."@en

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "MP3 (Audio coding standard)"@en
  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Audiocassettes"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Playaways"
  • "Livres audio"

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "Walden [sound recording]"
  • "Walden, or, Life in the woods"@en
  • "[Walden]"@en
  • "Walden Unabridged narration by James Hamilton"@en
  • "Walden selected passages"
  • "Walden and, "Civil disobedience""@en
  • "Walden"
  • "Walden"@en

performer

workExample

http://schema.org/workExample