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Book/Printed Material The new nature writing : rethinking the literature of place

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Title

  • The new nature writing : rethinking the literature of place

Summary

  • "In the last decade, the proliferation and popularity of landscape writing in Britain and Ireland -- often referred to as "the new nature writing' -- has unearthed an intricate labyrinth of horizons to contemporary writing about place. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking Place in Contemporary Literature offers the first critical study of the genre. Drawing on original interviews with authors, archival research, and the latest scholarly work in the fields of literary geographies, critical localism and archipelagic criticism, the book covers the work of such writers as Robert MacFarlane, Richard Mabey and Alice Oswald. Examining the ways in which these writers have engaged with a wide range of different environments, from the edgelands to island spaces, Jos Smith reveals how they recreate a resourceful and dynamic sense of localism in rebellion against the homogenising growth of 'clone town Britain.'"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Smith, Jos, 1980- author

Created / Published

  • London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.

Headings

  • -  Bioregionalism in literature
  • -  English prose literature--History and criticism
  • -  Landscapes in literature
  • -  Natural history literature--Great Britain
  • -  Natural history--Great Britain--Authorship
  • -  Nature in literature
  • -  Place (Philosophy) in literature
  • -  LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading
  • -  LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (226 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • QH13.45

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758559

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Smith, Jos, Author. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking the Literature of Place. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758559/.

APA citation style:

Smith, J. (2017) The New Nature Writing: Rethinking the Literature of Place. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758559/.

MLA citation style:

Smith, Jos, Author. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking the Literature of Place. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758559/>.