Literature and the Environment

by George Hart

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313321493
• ISBN13: 9780313321498
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"