The New Nature Writing

2017-05-04 Literary Criticism

Author : Jos Smith
Release : 2017-05-04
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 01X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The New Nature Writing by : Jos Smith

Download or read book The New Nature Writing written by Jos Smith. This book was released on 2017-05-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the last decade, the proliferation and popularity of landscape writing in Britain and Ireland -- often referred to as "the new nature writing' -- has unearthed an intricate labyrinth of horizons to contemporary writing about place. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking Place in Contemporary Literature offers the first critical study of the genre. Drawing on original interviews with authors, archival research, and the latest scholarly work in the fields of literary geographies, critical localism and archipelagic criticism, the book covers the work of such writers as Robert MacFarlane, Richard Mabey and Alice Oswald. Examining the ways in which these writers have engaged with a wide range of different environments, from the edgelands to island spaces, Jos Smith reveals how they recreate a resourceful and dynamic sense of localism in rebellion against the homogenising growth of 'clone town Britain.'"--

Common Ground

2016-11-02 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Rob Cowen
Release : 2016-11-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 26X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Common Ground by : Rob Cowen

Download or read book Common Ground written by Rob Cowen. This book was released on 2016-11-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Even in our parceled-out, paved-over urban environs, nature is all around us, it is in us. It is us. This is what Rob Cowen discovered after moving to a new home in northern England. After ten years in London, he was suddenly adrift, searching for a sense of connection. He found himself drawn to a square-mile patch of waste ground at the edge of town. Scrappy, weed-filled, this heart-shaped tangle of land was the very definition of overlooked - a thoroughly in-between place that capitalism had no further use for, leaving nature to take its course. Wandering in meadows, woods, hedges, and fields, Cowen found it was also a magical, mysterious place, haunted and haunting, abandoned but wildly alive - and he fell in fascinated love."--Book jacket.

Nature Writing

2013-10-28 Literary Criticism

Author : Don Scheese
Release : 2013-10-28
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 779/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Nature Writing by : Don Scheese

Download or read book Nature Writing written by Don Scheese. This book was released on 2013-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Norton Book of Nature Writing

1990 Nature

Author : Robert Finch
Release : 1990
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 990/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Norton Book of Nature Writing written by Robert Finch. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: W. W. Norton is pleased to announce that The Norton Book of Nature Writing is now available in a paperback college edition.

Beyond Nature Writing

2001 Literary Criticism

Author : Karla Armbruster
Release : 2001
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 146/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Beyond Nature Writing written by Karla Armbruster. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together, their work signals a new direction in the field and offers refreshingly original insights into a broad spectrum of texts.

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