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John R. Knott - Imagining Wild America - 9780472098064 - V9780472098064
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Imagining Wild America

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Description for Imagining Wild America Hardcover. Sheds light on notions of wilderness as reflected in the works of American authors from Audubon to Mary Oliver Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.

At a time when the idea of wilderness is being challenged by both politicians and intellectuals, Imagining Wild America examines writing about wilderness and wildness and makes a case for its continuing value. The book focuses on works by John James Audubon, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, and Mary Oliver, as each writer illustrates different stages and dimensions of the American fascination with wild nature. John Knott traces the emergence of a visionary tradition that embraces values consciously understood to be ahistorical, showing that these writers, while recognizing the claims of history and the interdependence of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472098064
SKU
V9780472098064
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Ref
99-15

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