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Ecology and modern Scottish literature [[electronic resource] /] / Louisa Gairn



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Autore: Gairn Louisa Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ecology and modern Scottish literature [[electronic resource] /] / Louisa Gairn Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
Disciplina: 820.9941109034
Soggetto topico: Ecology in literature
English literature - Scottish authors - History and criticism
Scottish literature - 19th century - History and criticism
Scottish literature - 20th century - History and criticism
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: COVER; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction: Re-Mapping Modern Scottish Literature; 1. Feelings for Nature in Victorian Scotland; 2. Strange Lands; 3. Local and Global Outlooks; 4. Dear Green Places; 5. Lines of Defence; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This book presents a provocative and timely reconsideration of modern Scottish literature in the light of ecological thought. Louisa Gairn demonstrates how successive generations of Scottish writers have both reflected on and contributed to the development of international ecological theory and philosophy. Provocative re-readings of works by authors including Robert Louis Stevenson, John Muir, Nan Shepherd, John Burnside, Kathleen Jamie and George Mackay Brown demonstrate the significance of ecological thought across the spectrum of Scottish literary culture. This book traces the influence of
Titolo autorizzato: Ecology and modern Scottish literature  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7486-5344-9
1-281-78581-4
9786611785819
0-7486-3198-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454398703321
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