The saving grace of America's green jeremiad /

"Extending a tradition of prophetic discourse from Puritan New England, "Green Jeremiad" writing warrants analysis as a distinctive subgenre of American environmental literature. This book freshly reveals the graces and artistry of such writing, meant to inspire a converting response...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gatta, John (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
Series:	Environment and society.
Subjects:	Environmental literature > United States > History and criticism. American literature > History and criticism. Jeremiads > United States. Religion and literature > United States. Environmentalism > Religious aspects > Christianity. JeÌ?reÌ?miades > EÌ?tats-Unis. Religion et litteÌ?rature > EÌ?tats-Unis. Environnementalisme > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. American literature. Environmental literature. Jeremiads. Religion and literature. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Ancient Jeremiah's new world progeny
Toward the jeremiad bloom of Silent Spring
From the blustery dawn of Earth Day to Earth first!
Prophesying the end of nature
Saving truths of the new "CliFi" jeremiad.