The west side of any mountain
Subtitle: place, space, and ecopoetry
By: by J. Scott Bryson.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Merwin, W. S. 1927- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Berry, Wendell, 1934- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Oliver, Mary, 1935- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Harjo, Joy -- Criticism and interpretation.; American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Nature in literature.; Place (Philosophy) in literature.; Space and time in literature.; Ecology in literature.
Description: "In contrast to nature poets of the past who tended more toward the bucolic and pastoral, many contemporary nature poets are taking up radical environmental and ecological themes. In the last few years, interesting and evocative work that examines this poetry has begun to lay the foundation for studies in ecopoetics." "Informed in general by current thinking in environmental theory and specifically by the work of cultural geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, The West Side of Any Mountain participates in and furthers this scholarly attention by offering an overarching theoretical framework with which to approach the field."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.  ) and index.