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

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"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"--Provided by pu...

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Main Author: Theis, Jeffrey S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Duquesne University Press, [2009]
Series:Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Subjects:
Ecocriticism.
Environmentalism > England > History > 17th century.
Environmentalism > England > History > 16th century.
Environmentalism in literature.
Forests in literature.
Ecology in literature.
Pastoral literature, English > History and criticism.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 368 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780820705057