The truth of ecology : nature, culture, and literature in America /

A wide-ranging appraisal of environmental thought. It explores such topics as the history of ecology, radical science studies and ecology, the need for greater theoretical sophistication in ecocriticism, the dubious legacy of Thoreau, and the contradictions of contemporary nature writing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Phillips, Dana, 1958-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. Natural history literature > United States > History. Natural history > United States > Historiography. Environmentalism > United States > History. Environmental protection in literature. Environmental policy in literature. Ecology in literature. Nature in literature. Sciences naturelles > Documentation > États-Unis > Histoire. Sciences naturelles > États-Unis > Historiographie. Environnement > Protection, dans la littérature. Environnement > Politique gouvernementale, dans la littérature. Nature dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American literature Ecology in literature Environmental policy in literature Environmental protection in literature Environmentalism Natural history > Historiography Natural history literature Nature in literature United States Literatur Natur > Motiv Ökologie > Motiv Umwelt > Motiv Ökologie Umweltschutz USA Ecologie. Milieubescherming. Letterkunde. Amerikaans. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

1. Expostulations and Replies
2. Ecology Then and Now
3. The Science Wars, Ecology, and the Left
4. Art for Earth's Sake
5. What do Nature Writers Want?
Epilogue: A Word for Wildness.