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Walden and Civil Disobedience (Barnes & Noble Signature Editions)

de Andrew S. Trees (introduction et notes), Henry David Thoreau (auteur), Andrew S. Trees (introduction)
Maison d'édition : Barnes & Noble
octobre 2012

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In 1845, when Henry David Thoreau moved into a tiny cabin he built in the woods at Walden Pond, his objective was to conduct a practical and philosophical experiment in living: to simplify his life, to support himself entirely by his own labor, to observe and draw spiritual sustenance from his surroundings. He planted and harvested beans, maintained and improved his cabin, and received guests. He also explored the forests, ponds, and wildlife in the area; took note of natural and man-made sounds; and walked occasionally to the nearby town of Concord, Massachusetts. Just as important, he kept a record of his two years living at the pond, publishing it as Walden; or, Life in the Woods in 1854.

     In 1846, during this experiment in living, Thoreau refused to pay a mandated poll tax, vowing never to support a government that permitted and protected slavery and that had launched an aggressive war against its Mexican neighbor. When he was arrested and jailed, his neighbors were shocked by his flouting of the law. In his essay “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau argues forcefully that it is the duty of every moral citizen to refuse to cooperate with immoral laws and to be willing to suffer the legal consequences for doing so.

     Walden and “Civil Disobedience”are among the most influential writings by any American. Walden inspired the modern conservation and environmental movements, as well as the creation of America’s national parks. Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. both cited “Civil Disobedience” as the primary source of their ideas on nonviolent protest against injustice.

Auteur

  • Henry David Thoreau (auteur)

    Né à Concord dans le Massachussetts, en 1817, David Henry Thoreau commence son Journal - qu'il tiendra toute sa vie - en 1837 (l'année où il est diplômé de Harvard) et change de nom. Il s'appelle désormais Henry David et fréquente Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Jones Very et Bronson Alcott, les principales figures du mouvement transcendantaliste. Professeur à Concord, il démissionne rapidement car il est opposé aux châtiments corporels.Inspiré par Emerson, il devient l'un des membres influents du cercle transcendantaliste et lutte pour l'abolition de l'esclavage aux Etats-Unis. Entre 1845 et 1847, Thoreau va vivre dans une cabane près de Walden, au bord d'un lac, en lisière des bois. Il en tire un récit, Walden (1854). Pendant ce séjour, Thoreau écrira le deuxième livre publié de son vivant : A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers. Ses autres oeuvres seront posthumes. Il décède en 1862 à Concord, à l'âge quarante-quatre ans.

Auteur(s) : Henry David Thoreau

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Caractéristiques

Editeur : Barnes & Noble

Auteur(s) : Henry David Thoreau

Publication : 31 octobre 2012

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]

Contenu(s) : ePub

Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)

Taille(s) : 4,55 Mo (ePub)

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9781435141315

EAN13 (papier) : 9781435137745

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