Description: Compares life today in the German Black Forest with Thoreau's experiences at Walden Pond.
Brief description: David Farrell Krell is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, Brauer Distinguished Visiting Professor of German Studies at Brown University, and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg. He is the author of many books, including Struck by Apollo: Hölderlin's Journeys to Bordeaux and Back and Beyond and A Black Forest Walden: Conversations with Henry David Thoreau and Marlonbrando, both by SUNY Press.
Review Quotes:
"...an eminently readable book ... Black Forest Walden is full of lively writing." -- H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)
"The work is a literary masterpiece of sorts. Perhaps the greatest strength lies in the powerful descriptions of what Krell experiences and encounters during his life of solitude, a solitude that seems to intensify rather than dilute the attunement to life. I found it to be a compelling, at times spellbinding, read." -- Walter A. Brogan, author of Heidegger and Aristotle: The Twofoldness of Being