LEADER 03536nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910778527503321 005 20230617042659.0 010 $a1-282-40936-0 010 $a9786612409363 010 $a0-313-06166-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000821272 035 $a(EBL)491516 035 $a(OCoLC)65404615 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000362565 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11267697 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000362565 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10362597 035 $a(PQKB)10214774 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC491516 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL491516 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349486 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240936 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000821272 100 $a20040426d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLiterature and the environment$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by George Hart and Scott Slovic 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cGreenwood Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (206 p.) 225 1 $aExploring social issues through literature 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-32149-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-190) and index. 327 $aMary 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. 330 $aThe phrase literature and environment only achieved popularity in recent decades, yet writers dating back to the explorers of the 1500s-and later such 19th-century Romanticists as Thoreau-have long been addressing environmental issues through literary expression. This volume introduces students and educators to the field by tracing the evolution of environmental writing in the United States. Chapters written by distinguished scholars offer new perspectives on important environmental issues, guiding readers through 11 carefully selected literary works. Each chapter provides brief biographical i 410 0$aExploring social issues through literature. 606 $aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnvironmental literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnvironmental protection in literature 606 $aEnvironmental policy in literature 606 $aEcology in literature 606 $aNature in literature 615 0$aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnvironmental literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnvironmental protection in literature. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy in literature. 615 0$aEcology in literature. 615 0$aNature in literature. 676 $a810.9/3556 701 $aHart$b George Leslie$01480308 701 $aSlovic$b Scott$f1960-$01480309 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778527503321 996 $aLiterature and the environment$93696884 997 $aUNINA