Walden and Other Writings (Modern Library Classics)

Thoreau, Henry David; Matthiessen, Peter; Atkinson, Brooks [Editor]; Emerson, Ralph Waldo [Introduction];

ISBN 10: 0679783342 / ISBN 13: 9780679783343

Published by Modern Library, 2000

Seller Inventory # 0679783342-4-21915931

Synopsis:

Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader. With their call for "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! , for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are perhaps the most influential philosophical works in all American literature. The selections in this volume represent Thoreau at his best. Included in their entirety are Walden, his indisputable masterpiece, and his two great arguments for nonconformity, Civil Disobedience and Life Without Principle. A lifetime of brilliant observation of nature--and of himself--is recorded in selections from A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers, Cape Cod, The Maine Woods and The Journal. "This book is like an invitation to life's dance." --E. B. White

About the Author: Introduction - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803­ 1882) was a renowned lecturer and writer, whose ideas on philosophy, religion, and literature influenced many writers, including Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. After an undergraduate career at Harvard, he studied at Harvard Divinity School and became an ordained minister, continuing a long line of ministers in his family. He traveled widely and lectured, and became well known for his publications Essays and Nature.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Walden and Other Writings (Modern Library ...
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair