LEADER 02160nam 2200445 a 450 001 9910786865003321 005 20230725035559.0 010 $a1-61149-023-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000370593 035 $a(EBL)1210865 035 $a(OCoLC)851315737 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1210865 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1210865 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10714436 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL493199 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000370593 100 $a20100323d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aPrivate fire$b[electronic resource] $eRobert Francis's ecopoetry and prose /$fMatthew James Babcock 210 $aNewark $cUniversity of Delaware Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61149-022-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-212) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The influence of Dickinson and Frost -- Sex, gender, and the rural erotic -- Fiction and non-fiction -- Ecospirituality and ecopolitics -- Economy, place, and space -- The experiemental environmental -- Valhalla -- Conclusion. 330 $aMatthew J. Babcock's Private Fire: Robert Francis's Ecopoetry and Prose presents an introduction to and analysis of nearly six decades of nature-centered literature produced by one of America's most intriguing but tragically obscure writers. Private Fire tracks the steady trajectory of Francis's life and career, situates him among more visible twentieth-century writers, and presents a broad and eclectic explication of his contribution to American environmental literature. Specifically, readers will investigate the influence Dickinson and Frost exerted on Francis, Francis's traditional and expe 606 $aEcology in literature 606 $aEcocriticism 615 0$aEcology in literature. 615 0$aEcocriticism. 676 $a818/.52 700 $aBabcock$b Matthew James$01513031 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786865003321 996 $aPrivate fire$93747272 997 $aUNINA