Walden Lake (Original Edition - Collector's Edition)

Author: (American) Thoreau original, Tian Ying, Zhu Chunfei translated
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Walden; or, Life in the Woods is a famous collection of essays by American writer Henry David Thoreau. Published in 1854, the book details Thoreau's two-year, two-month life in a regenerating forest by Walden Pond and his many reflections during that time. Walden Pond is located in Concord, Massachusetts, in the eastern United States, not far from Thoreau's home. Thoreau called this experience an attempt at a simple hermit life. There are multiple Chinese translations of Walden, such as those by Xu Chi, Zhang Zhiyao, and Dai Huan. The 19th century in the United States was a glorious era, and a large number of writers were deeply influenced by Transcendentalism, and Thoreau, who lived during this time, was no exception. As a representative of this era, Thoreau embodied Transcendentalism, and Walden is a manifestation of this philosophy—it is an essay that contains profound wisdom. Anyone who reads Walden carefully will realize that Thoreau is exploring how to live a practical life, how to experience and live a meaningful life for himself, for his fellow citizens, and for readers then and now. This book begins with spring, passes through summer, autumn, and winter, and ends with spring, symbolizing a cycle of life where the end is also the beginning, and life begins to revive.