Buchdetails
Format
Kindle
Seiten
51
Sprache
Englisch
Veröffentlicht
Dec 10, 2017
Verlag
Stark Publishing
Beschreibung
"I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright." - Henry David Thoreau, Walking
“Walking" is the text from a lecture by Henry David Thoreau that he first delivered at the Concord Lyceum in April 23, 1851 and which was originally published in The Atlantic after his death in 1862.
It is seen as a transcendental essay that discusses the importance of nature to humanity and the fact that people can’t survive physically, mentally, or spiritually without nature; and yet, humanity seems to be spending more time further and further away from nature.
For Thoreau, walking could be seen as a spiritual and self-reflective act that occurs only when a person is removed from society. That such an act would allow a person to learn about who they truly were, as well as to re-discover other elements of oneself that might have been chipped away by society.
Along with a special introductory remark about the importance of the essay is an additional original piece entitled "Walking for Writers" and a "Recommended Further Reading" essay.
“Walking" is the text from a lecture by Henry David Thoreau that he first delivered at the Concord Lyceum in April 23, 1851 and which was originally published in The Atlantic after his death in 1862.
It is seen as a transcendental essay that discusses the importance of nature to humanity and the fact that people can’t survive physically, mentally, or spiritually without nature; and yet, humanity seems to be spending more time further and further away from nature.
For Thoreau, walking could be seen as a spiritual and self-reflective act that occurs only when a person is removed from society. That such an act would allow a person to learn about who they truly were, as well as to re-discover other elements of oneself that might have been chipped away by society.
Along with a special introductory remark about the importance of the essay is an additional original piece entitled "Walking for Writers" and a "Recommended Further Reading" essay.