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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Thoreau’s by far best known for Walden, but this is a contender for his best. He learned from the weaknesses in his earlier writings – no long digressions here, no frequent intrusions of bad poetry, the book’s conceived and structured well. And besides avoiding his earlier mistakes it’s a great story told well. Almost all of it is description of his Maine travels, but where he does wax philosophical it’s welcome, with his characteristically acute observations and a perspective that’s the opposite of provincial, whether in time, place, nation, culture, etc. ( ) The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau 1961 Book is broken up into different parts of Maine and then by category of trees, flowers and Indian words, etc. I was fortunate to visit his cabin at Walden Pond in Concord, MA where you can walk and see how he lived there and survived on the land. Loved the tips the Indian gave him on direction and how to use nature to tell you where you are and how to figure out where you needed to go to. Really enjoyed the adventures and the things they saw together and at the very end is the index of trees and whether they are common or not and other little tips during the trips stating what kind of tree to use for the fire to cook certain animals they had killed and why that particular tree. So much to learn! I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device). Not as philosophical as Walden, but great to read in the morning sitting on the deck drinking coffee. Thoreau seemed to be mellowing when he wrote this: it's less of an indictment of the modern world of his time. He does lament the loss of so many trees in the eponymous woods, but he really seems to be enjoying everything he encounters, from the pork fat for breakfast to the drying of his soggy clothes by the fire to the overwhelming bulk of the moose his guides shoot. The most memorable character here is Joe Polis, his American Indian guide on the second excursion, who is a natural man, a business man, and a philosopher. It's a magnificent journey into the Maine woods. His descriptions of the areas he traveled, the economies & lifestyle were very interesting. The only thing that detracted from this is my dislike of him. He continually borrows what he can't afford with little thought - seems like he feels it is his due. He judges others with an arrogance that is appalling & so offhand. He lacks any empathy towards others. He is fairly intelligent & knowledgeable, but his manner just puts me off. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Los bosques de Mainees uno de los relatos más tempranos y detallados del proceso de cambio en el Hinterland americano. Thoreau hace gala de una inmensa destreza al escribir sobre la naturaleza a través de su capacidad de observación y su compromiso de vivir conforme a ella. Henry David Thoreau, escritor, filósofo y naturalista estadounidense. Nació el 12 de julio de 1817, en Concord (Massachussets), estudió en la Universidad de Harvard. Durante algunos años trabajó como profesor y tutor, tanto en Concord como en Staten Island (Nueva York). Entre 1841 y 1843 vivió en la casa del ensayista y filósofo transcendentalista Ralph Waldo Emerson. Dos años más tarde se trasladó a una cabaña a orillas del Walden Pond, un pequeño lago situado en las afueras de su ciudad natal. Su estancia en la cabaña se prolongó hasta 1847. Regresó de nuevo a la casa de Emerson, en la que vivió entre 1847 y 1848, y finalmente, en 1849 se trasladó a Concord, con sus padres y su hermana. Durante su estancia en la cabaña y, más tarde, en su ciudad natal, Thoreau se ganó la vida realizando variados y múltiples oficios, dedicando la mayor parte de su existencia al estudio de la naturaleza, a meditar acerca de problemas filosóficos, a leer a los clásicos de la literatura griega, latina e inglesa, y a conversar con sus vecinos. Durante su vida sólo pudo ver publicadas sus obras: Una semana en los ríos Concord y Merrimack(1849) y Walden, o la vida en los bosques(1854). Thoreau eligió ir a la cárcel, aunque sólo por una noche, en lugar de pagar los impuestos a un gobierno que admitía la esclavitud y estaba envuelto en una guerra con México. De ahí surge su ensayo más conocido, Desobediencia civil (1849). En él, sentó las bases teóricas de la resistencia pasiva, un método de protesta que, más adelante, adoptarían Mahatma Gandhi o Martin Luther King. Entre sus libros de viajes destacan Los bosques de Maine, Cape Cody Un yanqui en Canadá. Thoreau murió en Concord el 6 de mayo de 1862. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)917.41043History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Northeastern U.S. MaineClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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