The new nature writing : rethinking the literature of place / Jos Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Jos, 1980- author.

Series:

Environmental cultures series.

Environmental cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bioregionalism in literature.

English prose literature--History and criticism.

English prose literature.

Landscapes in literature.

Natural history literature--Great Britain.

Natural history literature.

Natural history--Great Britain--Authorship.

Natural history.

Nature in literature.

Place (Philosophy) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In the last decade, the proliferation and popularity of landscape writing in Britain and Ireland -- often referred to as "the new nature writing' -- has unearthed an intricate labyrinth of horizons to contemporary writing about place. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking Place in Contemporary Literature offers the first critical study of the genre. Drawing on original interviews with authors, archival research, and the latest scholarly work in the fields of literary geographies, critical localism and archipelagic criticism, the book covers the work of such writers as Robert MacFarlane, Richard Mabey and Alice Oswald. Examining the ways in which these writers have engaged with a wide range of different environments, from the edgelands to island spaces, Jos Smith reveals how they recreate a resourceful and dynamic sense of localism in rebellion against the homogenising growth of 'clone town Britain.'"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

1. The Local

2. The Wild

3. Edgelands

4. Periphery

5. Archipelago

6. Geologies

Afterword: Lyrics Place

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781474275040

1474275044

9781474275026

1474275028

9781474275033

1474275036

OCLC:

973882226