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Literature and the Environment
George Hart, Scott Slovic
ISBN: 0-313-32149-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32149-8
208 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 7/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Discount Price: $27.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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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
    Contributors
About the Author: GEORGE HART was NEH Post-Doctoral Fellow in Literatures of the Environment at the University of Nevada, Reno, and is currently Assistant Professor of English at California State University, Long Beach. He is widely published in environmental literature and poetry.

SCOTT SLOVIC is Professor of Literature and Environment and chair of the graduate program in literature and environment at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of numerous articles on eco-criticism and has authored or edited ten books including The ISLE Reader: Ecocriticsm, 1993-2003.
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