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Thoreau's sense of place : essays in American environmental writing /

Recent Thoreau studies have shifted to an emphasis on the green" Thoreau, on Thoreau the environmentalist, rooted firmly in particular places and interacting with particular objects. In the wake of Buell's Environmental Imagination, the nineteen essayists in this challenging volume address...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schneider, Richard J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2000.
Colección:American land and life series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Recent Thoreau studies have shifted to an emphasis on the green" Thoreau, on Thoreau the environmentalist, rooted firmly in particular places and interacting with particular objects. In the wake of Buell's Environmental Imagination, the nineteen essayists in this challenging volume address the central questions in Thoreau studies today: how "green," how immersed in a sense of place, was Thoreau really, and how has this sense of place affected the tradition of nature writing in America?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-300) and index.
ISBN:1587293110
9781587293115