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THE NEW NATURE WRITING
RETHINKING THE LITERATURE OF PLACE |
| By: |
Jos Smith |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£110.00 |
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£77.00 |
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£33.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
147427501X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781474275019 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
4 May, 2017 |
| Series: |
Environmental Cultures |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
"In the last decade, the proliferation and popularity of landscape writing in Britain and Ireland -- often referred to as "the new nature writing' -- has unearthed an intricate labyrinth of horizons to contemporary writing about place. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking Place in Contemporary Literature offers the first critical study of the genre. Drawing on original interviews with authors, archival research, and the latest scholarly work in the fields of literary geographies, critical localism and archipelagic criticism, the book covers the work of such writers as Robert MacFarlane, Richard Mabey and Alice Oswald. Examining the ways in which these writers have engaged with a wide range of different environments, from the edgelands to island spaces, Jos Smith reveals how they recreate a resourceful and dynamic sense of localism in rebellion against the homogenising growth of 'clone town Britain.'"-- |
| Synopsis: |
In the last decade there has been a proliferation of landscape writing in Britain and Ireland, often referred to as `The New Nature Writing'. Rooted in the work of an older generation of environment-focused authors and activists, this new form is both stylistically innovative and mindful of ecology and conservation practice. The New Nature Writing: Rethinking the Literature of Place connects these two generations to show that the contemporary energy around the cultures of landscape and place is the outcome of a long-standing relationship between environmentalism and the arts. Drawing on original interviews with authors, archival research, and scholarly work in the fields of literary geographies, ecocriticism and archipelagic criticism, the book covers the work of such writers as Robert Macfarlane, Richard Mabey, Tim Robinson and Alice Oswald. Examining the ways in which these authors have engaged with a wide range of different environments, from the edgelands to island spaces, Jos Smith reveals how they recreate a resourceful and dynamic sense of localism in rebellion against the homogenising growth of "clone town Britain." |
| Illustrations: |
2 b/w illustrations |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic |
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