New England nature : centuries of writing on the wonder and beauty of the land
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Author
Contributors
Lehman, Eric D., editor.
Published
Guilford, CT : Globe Pequot, [2021].
Format
Book
ISBN
1493052187, 9781493052189
Physical Desc
xii, 258 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
Guilford, CT : Globe Pequot, [2021].
Language
English
ISBN
1493052187, 9781493052189
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-258).
Description
Since its founding four hundred years ago, New England has been a vital source of nature writing. Maybe it's the diversity of landscapes huddled so close together or the marriage of nature and culture in a relatively small, six-state region. Maybe it's the regenerative powers of the ecosystem in a place of repeated exploitations. Or maybe we have simply been thinking about our relationship with the natural world longer than everyone. If all successive nature writing is a footnote to Henry David Thoreau, then New England has a strong claim to being the birthplace of the genre. But there are, as the sixty entries in this anthology demonstrate, many other regional voices that extol the wonders and beauty of the outdoors, explore local ecology, and call for environmental sustainability. Between these covers, Noah Webster calls for our stewardship of nature and Lydia Sigourney finds sublime pleasure in it. Jonathan Edwards and Helen Keller both find miracles, while Samuel Peters and Mark Twain find humor. Author Nathaniel Hawthorne discovers a place to hide his metaphors, while the enslaved James Mars discovers an actual hiding place. Through it all is the apprehension of a profound and lasting splendor, "the glory of physical nature," as W.E.B. Dubois calls it, something beyond our everyday concerns and yet tied so closely to our daily lives that we cannot escape it. Nature writing cultivates our sense of beauty, inflaming curiosity and the passion to explore. It opens us to deep, primal experiences that enrich life. Anyone wanting to understand our relationship with the world must start here.,Supplied by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leff, D. K., & Lehman, E. D. (2021). New England nature: centuries of writing on the wonder and beauty of the land . Globe Pequot.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leff, David K. and Eric D., Lehman. 2021. New England Nature: Centuries of Writing On the Wonder and Beauty of the Land. Globe Pequot.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leff, David K. and Eric D., Lehman. New England Nature: Centuries of Writing On the Wonder and Beauty of the Land Globe Pequot, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leff, David K.,, and Eric D. Lehman. New England Nature: Centuries of Writing On the Wonder and Beauty of the Land Globe Pequot, 2021.
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