《瓦尔登湖》导读

课程信息

课程名称：《瓦尔登湖》导读/Reading Nature with Henry David Thoreau

课程代码：GEHA1186

课程学分：1

课程简介

“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” The 19^th-century American writer Henry David Thoreau’s masterpiece Walden is a book about how to wake up to the world, how to learn from nature, and how to live a life that is authentically your own. It is also a central text in American literary history, a profound meditation on freedom and American identity, a dense philosophical treatise, and much else besides. In our present age of climate catastrophe and environmental degradation, its lessons are more urgent than ever. In this summer course, we will undertake an intensive reading of Walden and consider how his experiment in intentional living might help us intensify our own lives.

任课教师

Peter Raccuglia（Tenure-track Associate Professor）点击查看教师简介