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Encyclopedia of the environment in American literature / edited by Geoff Hamilton and Brian Jones.
LIBRA PS169.E25 E53 2013
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--History and criticism--Encyclopedias.
- American literature.
- Environmental literature--United States--History and criticism--Encyclopedias.
- Environmental literature.
- American literature--Bio-bibliography.
- Environmental protection in literature.
- Environmentalism in literature.
- Nature in literature.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Biographies.
- Bibliographies.
- Physical Description:
- v, 350 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]
- Summary:
- "This encyclopedia introduces readers to American poetry, fiction and nonfiction with a focus on the environment (defined as humanity's natural surroundings), from the discovery of America through the present. The work includes biographical and literary entries on material from early explorers and colonists; through Native American creation myths; canonical 18th- and 19th-century works; to more recent figures"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert E. Visk, W'28, Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0786465417
- 9780786465415
- OCLC:
- 796760303
- Publisher Number:
- 99953183350
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