Writing the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Literature The Ecological Awareness of Early Scribes of Nature

This book uncovers the rich variety of environmental writing across the genres in nineteenth-century American literature. The essays in this collection offer a representative sampling of the nineteenth century’s evolving exploration of the interplay between humans and the natural environment.

Info autore

Steven Petersheim is associate professor of American literature at Indiana University East and coeditor of Writing the Environment in Nineteenth-Century American Literature: The Ecological Awareness of Early Scribes of Nature.

Riassunto

This book uncovers the rich variety of environmental writing across the genres in nineteenth-century American literature. The essays in this collection offer a representative sampling of the nineteenth century’s evolving exploration of the interplay between humans and the natural environment.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Steven Petersheim (Editore), Madison Jones IV (Editore), Petersheim Steven (Editore), Madison Jones IV (Editore)
• Autori: Steven Petersheim, Steven Jones IV Petersheim
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.04.2017
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Guide e manuali > Natura > Guide naturalistiche; Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica
• EAN: 9781498508391
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0839-1
• Numero di pagine: 254
• Serie: Ecocritical Theory and Practice; Ecocritical Theory and Practic; Ecocritical Theory and Practic; Ecocritical Theory and Practice
• Categorie: Nature, NATURE / Plants / General, NATURE / Essays, Henry David Thoreau, Nature Writing, Environment, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, NATURE / Plants / Trees, Conservation, natural history, Nature & the natural world: general interest, Representation, Ecocriticism, Literature: history & criticism, United States of America, USA, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Trees, wildflowers & plants: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Literature: history and criticism, American Literature, Environmental Ethics, American Renaissance, environmental literature, Nineteenth Century American Literature