Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions) Paperback – Unabridged, April 12, 1995
Author: Henry David Thoreau ID: 0486284956
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"This book is like an invitation to life’s dance."
–E. B. White
–This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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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 tis 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.
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Series: Dover Thrift EditionsPaperback: 224 pagesPublisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged edition (April 12, 1995)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0486284956ISBN-13: 978-0486284958 Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.2 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #56,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #82 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Nature Writing & Essays #94 in Books > Science & Math > Biological Sciences > Ecology #99 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States > Anthologies
WALDEN has rarely been out-of-print since its first publication in 1854. Copies come in all sizes, shapes and price ranges. Today’s Thoreauvians have three ANNOTATED versions of WALDEN to choose from. Each one provides same-page explanatory notes that help the reader interpret the sometimes esoteric references in Henry David Thoreau’s original text. The three books are "The Annotated Walden" (edited by Philip Van Doren Stern, 1970), "Walden: An Annotated Edition" (edited by Walter Harding, 1995), and "Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition" (edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer, 2004). Each one has at least one map of Concord and/or Walden Pond. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses. Each one has appeal for a devoted audience.
"Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition" by Jeffrey S. Cramer was released in August 2004, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the original publication date. Cramer is the curator of collections for The Thoreau Institute and therefore has access to some of the best primary and secondary source material available — including Walter Harding’s notes. In addition to the text of WALDEN, this volume includes a few "extras": an introduction to Thoreau’s life but only as it applies to his cabin stay and WALDEN writing; a bibliography; notes on the text; and a detailed index. The explanatory notes — the essence of an annotated edition — are quite extensive. They are set off from the WALDEN text with page-within-a-page graphic detailing and are easy to read. Cramer did not merely merge Van Doren Stern’s and Harding’s previous notes with those from David Gorman Rohman’s dissertation. His analysis at times echoes that of Harding, but when it does, Cramer often goes one step further with a definition or citation.
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