The Myth of Emptiness and the New American Literature of Place /

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"In Under the Sign of Empty, Wendy Harding adopts a transdisciplinary perspective that draws on the theories of geographers, historians, sociologists, and philosophers to understand the reasons for the enduring perception of emptiness in the American landscape. In doing so, she identifies a rec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harding, Wendy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University Of Iowa Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Place (Philosophy) in literature.
Nature in literature.
Emptiness (Philosophy) in literature.
Discourse analysis, Literary.
American literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
literary criticism.
Litterature americaine > 21e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Vide (Philosophie) dans la litterature.
Lieu (Philosophie) dans la litterature.
Nature dans la litterature.
Discours litteraire.
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In Under the Sign of Empty, Wendy Harding adopts a transdisciplinary perspective that draws on the theories of geographers, historians, sociologists, and philosophers to understand the reasons for the enduring perception of emptiness in the American landscape. In doing so, she identifies a recent trend in the literature of place that corrects the misperceptions resulting from this trope"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (265 pages).
ISBN:9781609382926

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