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Informationen zum Autor Scott Slovic is University Distinguished Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Idaho, USA, where has been teaching since 2012—previously he was a professor at Texas State University and the University of Nevada, Reno. He served as founding president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) from 1992 to 1995, and since 1995 he has edited ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment for ASLE and Oxford University Press. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of twenty-seven books, including, most recently, The Routledge Handbook of Ecocriticism and Environmental Communication (with Swarnalatha Rangarajan and Vidya Sarveswaran). His forthcoming books include Nature in Literary Studies (coedited with Peter Remien) for Cambridge University Press’s Critical Concepts Series. He coedits Routledge Studies in World Literatures and the Environment with Swarnalatha Rangarajan and Routledge Environmental Humanities with Joni Adamson and Yuki Masami. Klappentext 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 information on the author, discussions of the work's structural, thematic, and stylistic components, and insights into the historical context that relates the work to relevant environmental issues. Each chapter concludes with information on works cited.The analyzed works cover a wide spectrum of literature and span nearly 100 years. Included are early writings, such as Mary Austin's 1903 The Land of Little Rain , and famous groundbreaking works, such as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962) and Gary Snyder's Turtle Island (1974). Also included are frequently assigned works of special interest to students, such as The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975), The Earthsea Trilogy (1977), and Ceremony (1977). A list of selected further suggested readings completes the volume. Students of literature, as well as educators looking for new ways to present social issues, will find many ideas and much inspiration in this volume. Zusammenfassung Each chapter provides brief biographical information on the author! discussions of the work's structural! thematic! and stylistic components! and insights into the historical context that relates the work to relevant environmental issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Scott Slovic and George Hart Mary Austin, The Land of Little Rain (1903) by Mary Webb Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey (1957) by Kathleen Boardman Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) by Jane Detweiler Wallace Stegner, The Sound of Mountain Water (1969) by Michael P. Cohen Gary Snyder, Turtle Island (1974) by George Hart Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975) by David Fenimore Ursula K. Le Guin, The Earthsea Trilogy (1977) by Susan Palwick Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony (1977) by Scott Slovic Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams by (1986) by Jen Hill Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge (1991) by Cheryll Glotfelty Denise Levertov, The Life Around Us (1997) by George Hart List of Recommended Works for Further Reading Contributors ...
