Writing the forest in early modern England : a sylvan pastoral nation /

An ecocritical study of forests in early modern English literature, this book is the first to identify 'sylvan pastoral' as a distinct literary form and thus makes an important contribution to the growing field of ecocriticism and the history of environmentalism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theis, Jeffrey S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : Duquesne University Press, [2009]
Series:Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
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Description
Summary:An ecocritical study of forests in early modern English literature, this book is the first to identify 'sylvan pastoral' as a distinct literary form and thus makes an important contribution to the growing field of ecocriticism and the history of environmentalism.
Physical Description:xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780820704234 (cloth : alk. paper)
0820704237 (cloth : alk. paper)