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American environmental literature
Animal Kingdom
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Bowed Man
Canyonlands National Park
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Comb Ridge
Continental Termination
county
Creve Coeur
desert
Desert Solitaire
ecological thought history
edward
El Capitan
environmental humanities
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evolution of nature writing genre
Giant Water Bug
Glen Canyon
Good Oak
Gopher Snake
Grape Vines
literary ecocriticism
mary
Mojave Desert
National Academy
Nature Writing
Part III
pastoral
pastoral tradition analysis
place-based narrative
refuge
Rhus Diversiloba
sand
Sand County Almanac
Sandhill Cranes
Sierra Nevadas
solitaire
Wild River
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9781138143494
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 31 Mar 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In this comprehensive study of the genre, Don Scheese traces its evolution from the pastoralism evident in the natural history observations of Aristotle and the poetry of Virgil to current American writers. He documents the emergence of the modern form of nature writing as a reaction to industrialization. Scheese's personal observations of natural settings sharpen the reader's understanding of the dynamics between author and locale. His study is further informed by ample use of illustrations and close readings core writers such as Thoreau, John Muir, and Mary Austin showing how each writer's work exemplifies the pastoral tradition and celebrate a spirit of place in the United States.
Don Scheese is an associate professor of English and Enviromental studies at Gustavus Aldolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. He has lectured and published extensively on the works of nature writers and on literature an the enviroment.
