Such News of the Land: The Emergence of Autobiography in Post-Revolutionary America, 1780-1830

by Elizabeth A. DeWolfe

Such News of the Land shows how women nature writers used nature essays, regional sketches, fiction, and science to enlarge the audience for whom nature mattered. Approaching the subject from literary criticism, history, and anthropology, 19 contributors and the editors make a case for raising our appreciation of the role women nature writers have played in the creation of an American literature and an American identity. This path-breaking collection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584650982
• ISBN13: 9781584650980
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"