The west side of any mountain : place, space, and ecopoetry / J. Scott Bryson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryson, J. Scott, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.

American poetry.

Nature in literature.

Place (Philosophy) in literature.

Space and time in literature.

Ecology in literature.

Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927---Criticism and interpretation.

Merwin, W. S.

Berry, Wendell, 1934---Criticism and interpretation.

Berry, Wendell.

Oliver, Mary, 1935---Criticism and interpretation.

Oliver, Mary.

Harjo, Joy--Criticism and interpretation.

Harjo, Joy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In contrast to nature poets of the past who tended more toward the bucolic and pastoral, many contemporary nature poets are taking up radical environmental and ecological themes. In the last few years, interesting and evocative work that examines this poetry has begun to lay the foundation for studies in ecopoetics. Informed in general by current thinking in environmental theory and specifically by the work of cultural geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, The West Side of Any Mountain participates in and furthers this scholarly attention by offering an overarching theoretical framework with which to approach the field."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. All Finite Things Reveal Infinitude; 2. Divided against Ourselves; 3. Finding the Way Back; 4. Both Sides of the Beautiful Water; 5. Between Earth and Silence; 6. The West Side of Any Mountain; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-148) and index.

ISBN:

9781587296406

1587296403

OCLC:

181546894