Literature and the environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by George Hart and Scott Slovic
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| Titolo: |
Literature and the environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by George Hart and Scott Slovic
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 810.9/3556 |
| Soggetto topico: | American literature - History and criticism |
| Environmental literature - History and criticism | |
| Environmental protection in literature | |
| Environmental policy in literature | |
| Ecology in literature | |
| Nature in literature | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
HartGeorge Leslie
SlovicScott <1960->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-190) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 i |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Literature and the environment |
| ISBN: | 1-282-40936-0 |
| 9786612409363 | |
| 0-313-06166-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454917603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Exploring social issues through literature.