Reading under the sign of nature
Subtitle: new essays in ecocriticism
By: edited by John Tallmadge and Henry Harrington.
Contributors: Tallmadge, John.; Harrington, Henry, 1943-
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: American literature -- History and criticism; Nature in literature; English literature -- History and criticism; Ecology in literature; Ecocriticism
Description: "Reading Under the Sign of Nature is a collection of ecocritical essays that reveals the exciting possibilities for this form of inquiry. Included in this long-awaited volume are critiques of contemporary and traditional prose and poetry representing the diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural perspectives of familiar writers from the American literary and nature-writing canons, and of lesser-known authors from Native American, African American, Occidental, and Far Eastern traditions."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.