Literature and the environment
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Literature and the environment
（Exploring social issues through literature）
Greenwood Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
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