Dramas of solitude : narratives of retreat in American nature writing /
What do stories of nature tell us about the social or ethical purposes of solitude? And what do stories of solitude reveal of the "character" of nonhuman nature? Dramas of Solitude brings the insights of narrative theory to bear upon the genre of nature writing, to explore the social or et...
| Основен автор: | Roorda, Randall, 1952- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Albany :
State University of New York Press,
℗♭1998.
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| Серия: |
SUNY series, literacy, culture, and learning.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=5465 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dramas of solitude. |
| Резюме: |
What do stories of nature tell us about the social or ethical purposes of solitude? And what do stories of solitude reveal of the "character" of nonhuman nature? Dramas of Solitude brings the insights of narrative theory to bear upon the genre of nature writing, to explore the social or ethical purposes of solitude in stories of retreat in nature. Through discussions of texts by Henry D. Thoreau, John C. Van Dyke, Wendell Berry, and student writers, among other, this book complicates social views of literacy with depictions of a solitude held in dynamic relation to a not-only-human community. It will inform the efforts of literary critics and writing teachers alike who hope to reintegrate English studies upon ecological terms. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xix, 283 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-272) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0585062323 9780585062327 |