Faith in a Seed

亨利·戴维·梭罗":美国先验主义作家，19世纪美国文化巨匠中的一位“异人”。他和爱默生、富勒都是“简朴生活”的一代宗师，他们亲近自然，回归本新，这种思想深深地影响了美国文化，也影响了全世界。其代表作《瓦尔登湖》记录了作者隐居瓦尔登湖畔，与大自然水乳交融，在田园生活中感知自然重塑自我的奇异历程，是当代美国拥有读者最多的散文经典。徐迟（1914-1996）:中国著名诗人，作家，曾任全国文联委员，中国作协理事，湖北省文联副主席等职，生前创作并翻译了大量著作，主要有《哥德巴赫猜想》（报告文学选）、《徐迟散文选集》、散文集《法国，一个春天的旅行》，论文集《红楼梦艺术论》、《丈艺和现代化》，译著《瓦尔登湖》等。

出版者:Island Press

作者:Henry D. Thoreau

页数:301

出版时间:1996-4-1

价格:USD 32.50

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781559631822

图书标签:植物HenryThoreau自然哲学性文学植物之书H.D.Thoreau美帝美国绘本

"Though I do not believe

that a plant will spring up

where no seed has been,

I have great faith in a seed.

Convince me that you have a see there,

and I am prepared to expect wonders.

--Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau's life was full of wonder. He led a life that was enmeshed in nature, as he saw and experienced life to the fullest. His belief in the power of nature has been well-documented. He's most recognized for Walden, which was a complete immersion in nature.

"Faith in a Seed" was Thoreau's final manuscript, presented here for the first time by Bradley P. Dean. The book contains: "The Dispersion of Seeds," "Wild Seeds," "Wild Fruits," "Weeds and Grasses," "Forest Trees," "A Thoreau Chronology," "Editor's Notes," "Acknowledgments," and an index. Though the manuscript has been considered a draft, the final publication of this work is an important contribution to Thoreau scholarship.

Thoreau: An Observer

Thoreau's course was first determined by the publication of his first work in 1849. It was called A Week on the Concord and Merrimack River and it told of the 2-week boat trip he took with his brother, John, in 1939. Later, with Walden, he made an important contribution to American literature.

As Robert D. Richardson says, "Walden is a great—-perhaps the greatest—-celebration of the sweet freedom of life in nature that is single, unattached, and uncommitted. 'The Dispersion of Seeds, 'in contrast, celebrates fertility, fecundity, and interconnectedness." Of course, Thoreau was more than just an observer. He became a student of nature, as he attempted to learn the language of the seeds, plants and animals. In the "Forward," Gary Paul Nabban explains that Thoreau was "occasionally worried" by this trend to immerse himself in nature, afraid that it might affect his art.

Even if his later work is not as widely-recognized, it is no less important if we are to understand the full coarse of his life and works. As Nabhan writes, "It was on the wings of seeds that Thoreau sailed home, where he found peace before he died... Thoreau gradually became convinced that what he could learn closest to home was what was ultimately of the greatest value."

读后感

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简洁自然的生命之美，生命之泉的流淌

一个人只接受他准备接受的东西,无论是在身体上,智力上还是道德上……我们只聆听和理解我们已经半懂的东西。每个人的生命轨迹存在于他所听、所读、所看、所游之中。

一个人只接受他准备接受的东西,无论是在身体上,智力上还是道德上……我们只聆听和理解我们已经半懂的东西。每个人的生命轨迹存在于他所听、所读、所看、所游之中。