The image of the river in Latin/o American literature : written in the water / / edited by Jeanie Murphy and Elizabeth G. Rivero |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 pages) |
Disciplina | 860.998 |
Collana | Ecocritical Theory and Practice |
Soggetto topico |
Latin American literature - History and criticism
Rivers in literature Water in literature |
ISBN | 1-4985-4730-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Memory of Water: Rivers and the Politics and Praxis of Remembrance -- Chapter One: Along the River of Memory -- Chapter Two: Floating Statues and Streams of Consciousness -- Chapter Three: From "Obstinate Memory" to Explosions of Recollections -- II: Rivers at the Crossroads: Borders, Land/Cityscapes, and Social Imaginaries as Contested Spaces -- Chapter Four: The River as Political Quagmire -- Chapter Five: Rippling Borders in Latina Literature -- Chapter Six: Social and Geographical Landscapes -- Chapter Seven: Myth and Reality -- Chapter Eight: Writing the Riverbanks in El libro flotante de Caytran Dölphin by Leonardo Valencia -- Index -- About the Contributors. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796213103321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] | ||
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The image of the river in Latin/o American literature : written in the water / / edited by Jeanie Murphy and Elizabeth G. Rivero |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 pages) |
Disciplina | 860.998 |
Collana | Ecocritical Theory and Practice |
Soggetto topico |
Latin American literature - History and criticism
Rivers in literature Water in literature |
ISBN | 1-4985-4730-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: Memory of Water: Rivers and the Politics and Praxis of Remembrance -- Chapter One: Along the River of Memory -- Chapter Two: Floating Statues and Streams of Consciousness -- Chapter Three: From "Obstinate Memory" to Explosions of Recollections -- II: Rivers at the Crossroads: Borders, Land/Cityscapes, and Social Imaginaries as Contested Spaces -- Chapter Four: The River as Political Quagmire -- Chapter Five: Rippling Borders in Latina Literature -- Chapter Six: Social and Geographical Landscapes -- Chapter Seven: Myth and Reality -- Chapter Eight: Writing the Riverbanks in El libro flotante de Caytran Dölphin by Leonardo Valencia -- Index -- About the Contributors. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823515803321 |
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018] | ||
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The meaning of rivers [[electronic resource] ] : flow and reflection in American literature / / by T.S. McMillin ; foreword by Wayne Franklin |
Autore | McMillin T. S (Tracy Scott) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 810.9/36 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FranklinWayne |
Collana | American land and life series |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism
Rivers in literature Philosophy of nature in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-58729-978-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : What do rivers mean? -- Overlooking the river -- By the river -- Up the river -- Down the river -- Crossing the river -- Up and down the river. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460061803321 |
McMillin T. S (Tracy Scott)
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Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011 | ||
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The meaning of rivers [[electronic resource] ] : flow and reflection in American literature / / by T.S. McMillin ; foreword by Wayne Franklin |
Autore | McMillin T. S (Tracy Scott) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
Disciplina | 810.9/36 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FranklinWayne |
Collana | American land and life series |
Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism
Rivers in literature Philosophy of nature in literature |
ISBN | 1-58729-978-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : What do rivers mean? -- Overlooking the river -- By the river -- Up the river -- Down the river -- Crossing the river -- Up and down the river. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789810003321 |
McMillin T. S (Tracy Scott)
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Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011 | ||
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Rivermen [[electronic resource] ] : a romantic iconography of the river and the source / / Frederic S. Colwell |
Autore | Colwell Frederic S (Frederic Stewart), <1933-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kingston [Ont.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 220 p. ; ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 821/.709321693 |
Soggetto topico |
English poetry - 19th century - History and criticism
English literature - History and criticism Romanticism - Great Britain Rivers in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-7735-6210-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452555403321 |
Colwell Frederic S (Frederic Stewart), <1933->
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Kingston [Ont.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989 | ||
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Rivermen [[electronic resource] ] : a romantic iconography of the river and the source / / Frederic S. Colwell |
Autore | Colwell Frederic S (Frederic Stewart), <1933-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kingston [Ont.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989 |
Descrizione fisica | 220 p. ; ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 821/.709321693 |
Soggetto topico |
English poetry - 19th century - History and criticism
English literature - History and criticism Romanticism - Great Britain Rivers in literature |
ISBN | 0-7735-6210-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Riverscapes: A Prologue -- “One Perpetual Progress”: The Wordsworthian River -- Sources -- The Guardian and the Spring -- Stations on the Sacred River: Maid, Woman, Bower, and Wilderness -- The English Nymph: Her Literary and Social History -- Mistress of the Sounding Streams: “Endymion” -- Dianas Train: Lamia, Belles Dames, and Deceiving Elves -- Shelley’s Anabasis: Heroic Landscape and the River Journey in “Alastor” -- “The Witch of Atlas” and the Mythic Geography of the Nile -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781904903321 |
Colwell Frederic S (Frederic Stewart), <1933->
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Kingston [Ont.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1989 | ||
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Rivers and the power of ancient Rome [[electronic resource] /] / Brian Campbell |
Autore | Campbell Brian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (606 p.) |
Disciplina | 937 |
Collana |
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome Rivers and the power of ancient Rome
Studies in the history of Greece and Rome |
Soggetto topico |
Rivers - Italy - Rome - History
Rivers - Political aspects - Italy - Rome - History Rivers - Social aspects - Italy - Rome - History Rivers in art Rivers in literature Navigation - Italy - Rome - History River life - Rome - History |
ISBN |
979-88-908780-0-7
0-8078-6904-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; ONE. RIVERS PAST AND PRESENT; 1. The Hydrological Cycle and River Dynamics; 2. Changes in the Riverine Environment; 3. The Watery Origins of Rome; 4. The Geographical Setting; 5. Problems and Approaches; TWO. PUTTING RIVERS ON THE MAP; 1. Geographical Writing; 2. Space, Measurement, and Location; 3. Demarcating Provincial Boundaries; 4. Riverine Identity and Cultural Affinity; 5. Geographical Descriptions; 6. Creating Maps; 7. Conclusion: "The boon of a water supply"; THREE. RIVERS, LANDS, AND LAWS; 1. Definitions; 2. The Res Publica and Water Rights; 3. Boundaries
4. Managing Disruption5. Alluvial Activity and River Islands; 6. Conclusion: Managing Rivers for the Community; FOUR. RIVERS IN LITERATURE, RELIGION, AND ART; 1. The Hydrological Cycle and Human Life; 2. The Riverine Environment; 3. Status, Character, and Identity; 4. Divine Rivers and Springs; 5. The Tiber; 6. Riverine Legends; 7. Art; 8. Conclusion: "A steady column of sweet fluid"; FIVE. RIVERS, ARMIES, FLEETS, AND FRONTIERS; 1. Military Tactics; 2. Settlements and Military Bases; 3. Military Supply; 4. River Fleets of the Imperial Period; 5. Frontiers 6. Conclusion: Rivers in the Service of RomeSIX. EXPLOITING RIVERS; 1. Navigable Rivers: Characteristics and Problems; 2. Ancient Writing on Navigable Rivers; 3. Riverboats; 4. Road and River Transport; 5. Rivers, Roads, and Bridges; 6. Regulating the Flow: Canals and Dams; 7. The Riverine Environment: Water Mills, Irrigation, Drainage, and Wetlands; 8. Aqueducts; 9. Rome and the Distribution of Water; 10. Conclusion: "A most gentle trader in all the earth's produce"; SEVEN. MOVEMENT OF GOODS BY RIVER (1): SPAIN, GAUL, THE RHINE, AND BRITAIN; 1. The Spanish Provinces; 2. The Gallic Provinces 3. Along the Rhine4. Britain; EIGHT. MOVEMENT OF GOODS BY RIVER (2): THE DANUBE, ITALY, AND THE EAST; 1. The Danube and Its Environs; 2. Italy: Arnus, Liris, Volturnus; 3. Italy: The Padus and Cisalpina; 4. Italy: The Tiber Valley; 5. The Eastern Provinces; 6. Conclusion: River Connections; NINE. HEALING WATERS: RIVERS, SPRINGS, RELAXATION, AND HEALTH; 1. Relaxing Waters; 2. Boating, Swimming, and Fishing; 3. Healing Waters and Aelius Aristides; 4. Healing Waters: Vitruvius, Pliny, and Pausanias; 5. Healing Waters: The Medical View; 6. Healing Waters: The Popular View 7. Spas (Aquae): The Evidence8. Types of Treatment; 9. Spas, Routes, and Itineraries; 10. Fashionable Spa Resorts; 11. Management of Spas; 12. Conclusion: "As long as a man is at the waters he is never dead"; TEN. ROME IN CONTROL OF THE WATERS; 1. Rivers as Symbols: Conquest; 2. Rivers as Symbols: Cooperation; 3. Reversal of Fortune; 4. Epilogue: "The Romans always win"; Abbreviations; Appendix 1. Spas in the Roman World; Appendix 2. Navigable Rivers according to Ancient Authors; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Persons; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; X Index of Places |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785792003321 |
Campbell Brian
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012 | ||
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Rivers in Russian Literature / Margaret Ziolkowski |
Autore | Ziolkowski Margaret <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newark : , : University of Delaware Press, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 809.93355 |
Soggetto topico |
Russian literature
Rivers in literature Russian literature - 20th century - History and criticism Russian literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
ISBN | 1-64453-193-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Dnieper -- The Volga -- The Neva -- The Don -- The Angara. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795644003321 |
Ziolkowski Margaret <1952->
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Newark : , : University of Delaware Press, , [2020] | ||
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Le salut par la traversée de l'eau : étude sur la tradition latine et indo-européenne / / Jean-Paul Brachet |
Autore | Brachet Jean-Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris : , : L'Harmattan, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (91 pages) |
Disciplina | 809.93355 |
Collana | Collection Kubaba. Série Antiquit |
Soggetto topico | Rivers in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 2-296-49012-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463365603321 |
Brachet Jean-Paul
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Paris : , : L'Harmattan, , [2012] | ||
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Le salut par la traversée de l'eau : étude sur la tradition latine et indo-européenne / / Jean-Paul Brachet |
Autore | Brachet Jean-Paul |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Paris : , : L'Harmattan, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (91 pages) |
Disciplina | 809.93355 |
Collana | Collection Kubaba. Série Antiquit |
Soggetto topico | Rivers in literature |
ISBN | 2-296-49012-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788202603321 |
Brachet Jean-Paul
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Paris : , : L'Harmattan, , [2012] | ||
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