03536nam 2200697 a 450 991077852750332120230617042659.01-282-40936-097866124093630-313-06166-1(CKB)1000000000821272(EBL)491516(OCoLC)65404615(SSID)ssj0000362565(PQKBManifestationID)11267697(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362565(PQKBWorkID)10362597(PQKB)10214774(MiAaPQ)EBC491516(Au-PeEL)EBL491516(CaPaEBR)ebr10349486(CaONFJC)MIL240936(EXLCZ)99100000000082127220040426d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiterature and the environment[electronic resource] /edited by George Hart and Scott SlovicWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20041 online resource (206 p.)Exploring social issues through literatureDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-32149-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-190) and index.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.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 iExploring social issues through literature.American literatureHistory and criticismEnvironmental literatureHistory and criticismEnvironmental protection in literatureEnvironmental policy in literatureEcology in literatureNature in literatureAmerican literatureHistory and criticism.Environmental literatureHistory and criticism.Environmental protection in literature.Environmental policy in literature.Ecology in literature.Nature in literature.810.9/3556Hart George Leslie1480308Slovic Scott1960-1480309MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778527503321Literature and the environment3696884UNINA