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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786882403321

Titolo

Toward a literary ecology [[electronic resource] ] : places and spaces in American literature / / edited by Karen E. Waldron, Rob Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8108-9198-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WaldronKaren E. <1953->

FriedmanRob <1955->

Disciplina

810.9/36

Soggetti

American literature - History and criticism

Ecocriticism - United States

Ecology in literature

Geography in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Ecological identities -- pt. 2. Ecological cityscapes -- pt. 3. Ecological rhetoric.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, editors Karen E. Waldron and Robert Friedman have assembled a collection of essays that study the interconnections between literature and the environment to theorize literary ecology. The disciplinary perspectives in these essays allow readers to comprehend places and environments and to represent, express, or strive for that comprehension through literature. Contributors to this volume explore the works of several authors, including Gary Snyder, Karen T