2020年4月9日 星期四

The Science of Helping Out. Lessons in Constructive Solitude From Thoreau

The Science of Helping Out

Having a sense of purpose, and giving support to others, has a significant impact on our well-being during a crisis, research shows.

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Henry David Thoreau

重新慢慢建立Henry David Thoreau的書單. 此君的日記真功夫


"Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star."
--from WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionistnaturalisttax resisterdevelopment criticsurveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist.[1] He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.

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Bird eggs found by Thoreau and given to the Boston Society of Natural History. Those in the nest are of yellow warbler, the other two of red-tailed hawk

The Cambridge Companion to Henry David Thoreau

  • Online Publication Date:
  • May 2006
  • Print Publication Year:
  • 1995




'Woodsburner'

By JOHN PIPKIN
Reviewed by BRENDA WINEAPPLE

This novel of a young Thoreau setting fire to 300 acres of Concord forest is in effect a wily prequel to “Walden.”

2018年7月27日 星期五

A Year in Thoreau's Journal: 1851











A Year in Thoreau's Journal: 1851 (Penguin Classics) Paperback – December 1, 1993
by Henry David Thoreau (Author), H. Daniel Peck (Introduction)





Thoreau's journal of 1851 reveals profound ideas and observations in the making, including wonderful writing on the natural history of Concord.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.


  • Series: Penguin Classics
  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (December 1, 1993)
  • Language: English

https://www.walden.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Journal-2-Chapter-8.pdf





Every one may live either the life of Achilles or of Nestor .~SEPTEMBER 3, 1851; The Journal of Henry David Thoreau 脈絡:疾病

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