by Henry David Thoreau · Dtv · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423126847
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«Walden. Ein Leben mit der Natur.» is the philosophical essay by Henry David Thoreau, published by Dtv in paperback (359 pages, in German).
Thoreau recounts his experiment of living in a cabin by Walden Pond, in Massachusetts, in search of a simpler and more conscious life. The work combines the account of that experience with reflections on nature, work, freedom and the role of the individual in society, advocating attentive observation and the renunciation of the superfluous.
1999 edition with German translation by Erika Ziha, revised by Sophie Zeitz; the original work was published in 1854.
For readers interested in philosophy, nature and classic American literature, or in accounts of simple living and personal reflection.
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.
