Walden

(Colección La muchacha de dos cabezas)

343 pages

Spanish language

Published Aug. 6, 2013 by Errata Naturae.

ISBN:
9788415217459

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5 stars (3 reviews)

En 1845 Thoreau abandona la casa familiar de Concord y se instala en la cabaña que ha construido junto a la laguna de Walden. Pero no se marcha a los bosques para «jugar a la vida», sino para «vivirla intensamente de principio a fin». A partir de esa experiencia escribe uno de los clásicos fundamentales del ensayo moderno.

Walden es tanto un experimento literario sin precedentes como un manual para la buena vida: un libro escrito contra toda servidumbre y a favor de la felicidad como única riqueza del ser humano. Walden es una defensa de la vida libre y salvaje, así como una crítica feroz de la sociedad y sus imposiciones, que apenas han variado desde aquella fecha. Walden es un cuestionamiento radical y directo de la institución del trabajo como adocenamiento y del mercado como único dios, así como una lúcida defensa de la simplificación de la vida …

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Ahead of its time & beyond thought-provoking!

5 stars

The emotions while I read this book were bouncing around the room.

One chapter has me yelling in agreement with Thoreau on his pro-animal stances toward hunting and dieting. The next on minimalism - inspiring me to gather more things I no longer need to donate. The next makes me put the book down to be high on nature. The next makes me rethink civil obedience and give up all I’m doing to commit to being my truest self with no external influences.

No review I am able to give can properly outline how impactful this book has been on the way I see the world. The philosophies are still ever true today, and Thoreau’s definition of “dull man” still appears to be the overwhelming majority of society today - all busy slaving away for the objects and powers that only serve to trap and control them.

Excellent read, all …

Review of 'Walden' on 'Import'

5 stars

In Thoreau's most famous book, he creates a space to view the world by moving away from what is accepted as society. For three years he lived in a cabin in Walden, and stripped his life back to essentials, learning to love the world he inhabited.



He shows with a flair for poetry and vocabulary how the local and global can be mingled together, nearly a hundred years before the word 'globalisation' was first used. His interest in philosophical reading stretches across the world, while his interest in experience of the world is limited to a small area. His wry humour and versatile use of the English language makes this not only an enjoyable philosophical text, but also a very enjoyable book overall.

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