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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798647403321

Titolo

Dark nature : anti-pastoral essays in American literature and culture / / edited by Richard J. Schneider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2812-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Collana

Ecocritical theory and practice

Disciplina

810.9/36

Soggetti

Pastoral literature, American - History and criticism

Country life in literature - History and criticism

Nature in literature - History and criticism

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the concept of "dark ecology" and its invitation to add an anti-pastoral perspective to ecocriticism, this collection of essays on American literature and culture offers examples of how a vision of nature's darker side can create a fuller understanding of humanity's relation to nature. This is the first collection of essays applying the "dark ecology" principle to American literature.