Reading nature: the evolution of american nature writing
Auteur :
Farnsworth, John Seibert
Éditeur :
Michigan State University Press
ISBN :
9781611865349
Date de publication :
1 mars 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
399 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Reading Nature highlights the ten books that most influenced the scope and direction of literary natural history in the United States, exploring how American nature writing came to focus on the deep observation of wild landscapes. It explores how nature writing evolved over 163 years, beginning with the publication of Thoreau’s Walden in 1854.