Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
Book
/ˈwɔːldən/
Definition
A philosophical work by Henry David Thoreau, reflecting on simple living in natural surroundings.
Examples
- “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.”
- “In wildness is the preservation of the world.”
Meaning
The book discusses Thoreau’s experiment in transcendentalist philosophy and serves as a critique of the materialism of society.
Synonyms
- Nature Writing
- Philosophical Essay
- Transcendental Literature
