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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Harding, Wendy
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Iowa City : University Of Iowa Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (265 pages).
ISBN:9781609382926

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