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Literature and the environment / edited by George Hart and Scott Slovic.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Exploring social issues through literature.
- Exploring social issues through literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Ecology in literature.
- Environmental literature--History and criticism.
- Environmental literature.
- Environmental policy in literature.
- Environmental protection in literature.
- Nature in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The phrase literature and environment only achieved popularity in recent decades, yet writers dating back to the explorers of the 1500s-and later such 19th-century Romanticists as Thoreau-have long been addressing environmental issues through literary expression. This volume introduces students and educators to the field by tracing the evolution of environmental writing in the United States. Chapters written by distinguished scholars offer new perspectives on important environmental issues, guiding readers through 11 carefully selected literary works. Each chapter provides brief biographical i
- Contents:
- Mary Austin, The land of little rain (1903) / Mary Webb
- Loren Eiseley, The immense journey (1957) / Kathleen Boardman
- Rachel Carson, Silent spring (1962) / Jane Detweiler
- Wallace Stegner, The sound of mountain water (1969) / Michael P. Cohen
- Gary snyder, turtle island (1974) / George Hart
- Edward Abbey, The monkey wrench gang (1975) / David Fenimore
- Ursula K. Le Guin, The earthsea trilogy (1977) / Susan Palwick
- Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony (1977) / Scott Slovic
- Barry Lopez, Arctic dreams (1986) / Jen Hill
- Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge (1991) / Cheryll Glotfelty
- Denise Levertov, The life around us (1997) / George Hart.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-190) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400680106
- 9786612409363
- 9781282409361
- 1282409360
- 9780313061660
- 0313061661
- OCLC:
- 65404615
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5040/9798400680106
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