Reading aridity in Western American literature /

Reading aridity in Western American literature /

"Reading Aridity in Western American Literature focuses on literature - fiction, film, non-fiction, and travel literature focused on the arid in the American West. Treating "classic" authors, ignored works, and books and films by non-Americans, the volume employs ecocritical and/or ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ach, Jada, 1980- (Editor), Reger, Gary (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
Series:Ecocritical theory and practice.
Subjects:
American literature > History and criticism.
Ecocriticism.
Ecology in literature.
Deserts in literature.
American literature.
Literature.
West (U.S.) > In literature.
Southwestern States > In literature.
United States > Southwestern States.
West United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:"Reading Aridity in Western American Literature focuses on literature - fiction, film, non-fiction, and travel literature focused on the arid in the American West. Treating "classic" authors, ignored works, and books and films by non-Americans, the volume employs ecocritical and/or new materialist approaches to provide a framework for illuminating the desert spaces"--
Physical Description:xii, 296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781793622013
1793622019
9781793622037
1793622035