This paper examines the Taoist influences in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden,refuting the long-held belief that Thoreau lacked exposure to Taoist thought due to limited translations.Recent research indicates that Thorea...This paper examines the Taoist influences in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden,refuting the long-held belief that Thoreau lacked exposure to Taoist thought due to limited translations.Recent research indicates that Thoreau may have encountered Taoist ideas through 19th-century European sinological networks.The study reveals striking parallels between Thoreau’s philosophy and Taoist principles,including a shared emphasis on nature mysticism,simplicity,and a critique of materialism.Both Thoreau and Taoists advocate for harmonious coexistence with nature and reject anthropocentrism.The paper also explores similarities in their writing techniques,particularly the use of water as a metaphor for humility and adaptability.展开更多
This thesis aims at providing a detailed and in- depth study of Daoism elements embodied in Henry David Thoreau'Walden. Thoreau loves and returns to nature. His viewing"man as part and parcel of nature"e...This thesis aims at providing a detailed and in- depth study of Daoism elements embodied in Henry David Thoreau'Walden. Thoreau loves and returns to nature. His viewing"man as part and parcel of nature"echoes Daoism's"identification of the self with nature"; Thoreau's stressing a simple life style is identified with Daoist's returning to simplicity; water is frequently cited in Walden as an image, which strikingly resembles some chapters of Tao Te Ching. Thoreau repeatedly emphasizes the significance of medication in quietude, which is also expressed in Tao Te Ching. These are but a few examples to show striking similarities between thoughts reflected in Walden and those preached by Daoism. The book Walden is a manifest demonstration of Daoism. This writing intends to take a minute and comparative look at Daoism elements embodied in Walden.展开更多
Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,pe...Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,personification,parallelism,overstatement,irony and pun contribute to unique charm of this masterpiece's language and thoughts.展开更多
Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, leading transcendentalist, and abolitionist. His name is almost means nature because...Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, leading transcendentalist, and abolitionist. His name is almost means nature because he has devoted his entire life into observing and studying nature and written many literary works recording his ideas on man-nature relationship. Rereading his works now helps us to deal with the urgent and serious natural crisis.展开更多
Zhuangzi is the masterpiece of Zhuangzi, and Walden is the masterpiece of Henry David Thoreau. This paper intends to study the similarities of Zhuangzi's and Thoreau's outlooks on life by analyzing Thoreau'...Zhuangzi is the masterpiece of Zhuangzi, and Walden is the masterpiece of Henry David Thoreau. This paper intends to study the similarities of Zhuangzi's and Thoreau's outlooks on life by analyzing Thoreau's origin with Taoism and the absorption from Taoism in Walden. By making a large amount of analysis and comparison of the texts in these two works, the paper comes to such a conclusion: both Thoreau and Zhuangzi advocate to simplify people's material life and to seek voluntary poverty; they are willing to enjoy the solitude and pursue the spiritual independence and freedom; they prefer to return to nature, live harmoniously with nature and therefore reach the realm of"unity of heaven and humanity". They pay more attention to human existence and their spiritual state. In the complicated modern society, people devote themselves to seeking a materially rich life. However, they do not attach enough importance to spiritual richness. As a result, the whole human society is facing a serious spiritual crisis in modern times. Thoreau's and Zhuangzi's outlooks on life can lead people to go through various difficulties of life and guard the pure land of the heart.展开更多
Thoreau's Walden and Chinese Tang Poems both attach great importance to nature,devoting large paragraphs to the depiction of it.The significance of this phenomenon is discussed in this paper.Based on the method of...Thoreau's Walden and Chinese Tang Poems both attach great importance to nature,devoting large paragraphs to the depiction of it.The significance of this phenomenon is discussed in this paper.Based on the method of close reading and comparative study,it is found that nature,portrayed by Thoreau and Tang poets share one important character,that is,nature assumes subjectivity as an individual being.展开更多
In recent years,human beings are facing the more and more deteriorating environmental problems,such as the sand storm,greenhouse effects,which are the nature's punishment on human society.It's self-evident tha...In recent years,human beings are facing the more and more deteriorating environmental problems,such as the sand storm,greenhouse effects,which are the nature's punishment on human society.It's self-evident that the relationship between human beings and nature is increasingly intense.Therefore,it's essential for humans to consider how to establish the harmonious relationship between man and nature.Based on this problem,this paper intends to give a brief analysis of the Walden from the perspectives of"simplicity"and"equality"by using ecocriticism.The paper also gives the author's personal understanding of the ecological thoughts embodied in Walden.展开更多
With the deterioration of the environment and the unbalanced relationship between man and nature,people are plagued by varieties of social problems and rising spiritual crises.This paper aims to analyze Thoreau’s cha...With the deterioration of the environment and the unbalanced relationship between man and nature,people are plagued by varieties of social problems and rising spiritual crises.This paper aims to analyze Thoreau’s characters in Walden and attempts to provide the implications for our contemporary life.Combined with Thoreau’s life experience and the background of Walden,the paper starts with the analysis of Thoreau’s characters from three aspects concerning his pursuit of inner serenity,search for true essence of life and abiding passion for life,which constitute his unique and independent characters and provide the enlightenment for contemporary life.We concluded that unique thoughts,attitudes,and spirit embedded in Thoreau’s characters are inextricably connected with our contemporary life.His personal experience and practice of solitary life at Walden Pond is a testimony to the necessity of closing to nature actively and confronting life passionately.展开更多
As a very significant part of Thoreau's Walden, nature can never escape the discussion or any other critical analysiswhenever and wherever this book is concerned. Nature for modern people is usually in opposition ...As a very significant part of Thoreau's Walden, nature can never escape the discussion or any other critical analysiswhenever and wherever this book is concerned. Nature for modern people is usually in opposition to human civilization, while Tho-reau regards it as a whole that integrates wilderness and the world erected by human kind. By probing into the relationship betweenwild nature and human world as is discussed in Walden, this paper discovers that Thoreau intends human beings to enter nature notonly to learn from it, but also to return to themselves with the knowledge given by nature, and then finally to go inward.展开更多
Walden is composed by Henry David Thoreau who is an illustrious and influential American nature writer and an embodiment of American Transcendentalism. It is a household classic and has been a masterpiece in the Ameri...Walden is composed by Henry David Thoreau who is an illustrious and influential American nature writer and an embodiment of American Transcendentalism. It is a household classic and has been a masterpiece in the American literature and world literature. In the contemporary epoch, investigation into the canonization of Walden can be dynamic, progressive and longlasting. This treatise intends to furnish an all-round scholarship on the canonization of Walden from two perspectives: recognizance of Walden in America, development of literature theory.展开更多
As is known to everyone, Henry David Thoreau was an outstanding American writer in the 19th century. However, he did not attract much attention at that time. In fact, Thoreau did not have a profound influence on Ameri...As is known to everyone, Henry David Thoreau was an outstanding American writer in the 19th century. However, he did not attract much attention at that time. In fact, Thoreau did not have a profound influence on American culture until the 20th century. It is generally acknowledged that his masterpiece Walden is one of the most outstanding literary works, in which the richness of thoughts contributes greatly to the spread of Thoreau's philosophy. Thanks to it, Thoreau's philosophy has attracted more and more attention. It is pleasantly surprised for a Chinese reader to find Confucianism in an American classical work of the 19th century. Many scholars have studied Confucianism in Walden in order to analyze how Confucianism influences Thoreau. However, these studies more or less overstate or understate the influence of Confucianism. Therefore, such a research does have great practical significance, that is, to objectively analyze how Confucianism influences an American writer and how it is repre?sented in his representative work.展开更多
With the advent of globalization,there is an increasing number of foreign literary works have entered the field of vision of Chinese readers.Walden,Henry David Thoreau’s collection of classical essays,is popular beca...With the advent of globalization,there is an increasing number of foreign literary works have entered the field of vision of Chinese readers.Walden,Henry David Thoreau’s collection of classical essays,is popular because of its abundant content,profound significance,intelligent expression and unique views on life.From the perspective of Skopos theory,this paper closely combines translation theory with translation practice,taking the Chinese translation of Walden as an example,aiming at its linguistic characteristics,to provide some suggestions and solutions for its Chinese translation.There are many articles studying literary translation from the perspective of Skopos theory,but the combination of Chinese translation of Walden lake and Skopos theory is rare,so the study of this paper has certain practical significance.展开更多
文摘This paper examines the Taoist influences in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden,refuting the long-held belief that Thoreau lacked exposure to Taoist thought due to limited translations.Recent research indicates that Thoreau may have encountered Taoist ideas through 19th-century European sinological networks.The study reveals striking parallels between Thoreau’s philosophy and Taoist principles,including a shared emphasis on nature mysticism,simplicity,and a critique of materialism.Both Thoreau and Taoists advocate for harmonious coexistence with nature and reject anthropocentrism.The paper also explores similarities in their writing techniques,particularly the use of water as a metaphor for humility and adaptability.
文摘This thesis aims at providing a detailed and in- depth study of Daoism elements embodied in Henry David Thoreau'Walden. Thoreau loves and returns to nature. His viewing"man as part and parcel of nature"echoes Daoism's"identification of the self with nature"; Thoreau's stressing a simple life style is identified with Daoist's returning to simplicity; water is frequently cited in Walden as an image, which strikingly resembles some chapters of Tao Te Ching. Thoreau repeatedly emphasizes the significance of medication in quietude, which is also expressed in Tao Te Ching. These are but a few examples to show striking similarities between thoughts reflected in Walden and those preached by Daoism. The book Walden is a manifest demonstration of Daoism. This writing intends to take a minute and comparative look at Daoism elements embodied in Walden.
文摘Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,personification,parallelism,overstatement,irony and pun contribute to unique charm of this masterpiece's language and thoughts.
文摘Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, leading transcendentalist, and abolitionist. His name is almost means nature because he has devoted his entire life into observing and studying nature and written many literary works recording his ideas on man-nature relationship. Rereading his works now helps us to deal with the urgent and serious natural crisis.
文摘Zhuangzi is the masterpiece of Zhuangzi, and Walden is the masterpiece of Henry David Thoreau. This paper intends to study the similarities of Zhuangzi's and Thoreau's outlooks on life by analyzing Thoreau's origin with Taoism and the absorption from Taoism in Walden. By making a large amount of analysis and comparison of the texts in these two works, the paper comes to such a conclusion: both Thoreau and Zhuangzi advocate to simplify people's material life and to seek voluntary poverty; they are willing to enjoy the solitude and pursue the spiritual independence and freedom; they prefer to return to nature, live harmoniously with nature and therefore reach the realm of"unity of heaven and humanity". They pay more attention to human existence and their spiritual state. In the complicated modern society, people devote themselves to seeking a materially rich life. However, they do not attach enough importance to spiritual richness. As a result, the whole human society is facing a serious spiritual crisis in modern times. Thoreau's and Zhuangzi's outlooks on life can lead people to go through various difficulties of life and guard the pure land of the heart.
文摘Thoreau's Walden and Chinese Tang Poems both attach great importance to nature,devoting large paragraphs to the depiction of it.The significance of this phenomenon is discussed in this paper.Based on the method of close reading and comparative study,it is found that nature,portrayed by Thoreau and Tang poets share one important character,that is,nature assumes subjectivity as an individual being.
文摘In recent years,human beings are facing the more and more deteriorating environmental problems,such as the sand storm,greenhouse effects,which are the nature's punishment on human society.It's self-evident that the relationship between human beings and nature is increasingly intense.Therefore,it's essential for humans to consider how to establish the harmonious relationship between man and nature.Based on this problem,this paper intends to give a brief analysis of the Walden from the perspectives of"simplicity"and"equality"by using ecocriticism.The paper also gives the author's personal understanding of the ecological thoughts embodied in Walden.
基金supported by a grant(2023SJYB1830)from Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Project for Universities in Jiangsu Provincea grant(24YJA740017)from Humanities and Social Sciences Research Planning Fund Project of Ministry of Education,China.
文摘With the deterioration of the environment and the unbalanced relationship between man and nature,people are plagued by varieties of social problems and rising spiritual crises.This paper aims to analyze Thoreau’s characters in Walden and attempts to provide the implications for our contemporary life.Combined with Thoreau’s life experience and the background of Walden,the paper starts with the analysis of Thoreau’s characters from three aspects concerning his pursuit of inner serenity,search for true essence of life and abiding passion for life,which constitute his unique and independent characters and provide the enlightenment for contemporary life.We concluded that unique thoughts,attitudes,and spirit embedded in Thoreau’s characters are inextricably connected with our contemporary life.His personal experience and practice of solitary life at Walden Pond is a testimony to the necessity of closing to nature actively and confronting life passionately.
文摘As a very significant part of Thoreau's Walden, nature can never escape the discussion or any other critical analysiswhenever and wherever this book is concerned. Nature for modern people is usually in opposition to human civilization, while Tho-reau regards it as a whole that integrates wilderness and the world erected by human kind. By probing into the relationship betweenwild nature and human world as is discussed in Walden, this paper discovers that Thoreau intends human beings to enter nature notonly to learn from it, but also to return to themselves with the knowledge given by nature, and then finally to go inward.
文摘Walden is composed by Henry David Thoreau who is an illustrious and influential American nature writer and an embodiment of American Transcendentalism. It is a household classic and has been a masterpiece in the American literature and world literature. In the contemporary epoch, investigation into the canonization of Walden can be dynamic, progressive and longlasting. This treatise intends to furnish an all-round scholarship on the canonization of Walden from two perspectives: recognizance of Walden in America, development of literature theory.
文摘As is known to everyone, Henry David Thoreau was an outstanding American writer in the 19th century. However, he did not attract much attention at that time. In fact, Thoreau did not have a profound influence on American culture until the 20th century. It is generally acknowledged that his masterpiece Walden is one of the most outstanding literary works, in which the richness of thoughts contributes greatly to the spread of Thoreau's philosophy. Thanks to it, Thoreau's philosophy has attracted more and more attention. It is pleasantly surprised for a Chinese reader to find Confucianism in an American classical work of the 19th century. Many scholars have studied Confucianism in Walden in order to analyze how Confucianism influences Thoreau. However, these studies more or less overstate or understate the influence of Confucianism. Therefore, such a research does have great practical significance, that is, to objectively analyze how Confucianism influences an American writer and how it is repre?sented in his representative work.
文摘With the advent of globalization,there is an increasing number of foreign literary works have entered the field of vision of Chinese readers.Walden,Henry David Thoreau’s collection of classical essays,is popular because of its abundant content,profound significance,intelligent expression and unique views on life.From the perspective of Skopos theory,this paper closely combines translation theory with translation practice,taking the Chinese translation of Walden as an example,aiming at its linguistic characteristics,to provide some suggestions and solutions for its Chinese translation.There are many articles studying literary translation from the perspective of Skopos theory,but the combination of Chinese translation of Walden lake and Skopos theory is rare,so the study of this paper has certain practical significance.
