Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives

Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781137000798
ISBN-13 : 1137000791
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Download or read book Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives written by K. Crane and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of 'wilderness' as a foundational idea for environmentalist thought has become the subject of vigorous debates. Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives offers a taxonomy of the forms that wilderness writing has taken in Australian and Canadian literature, re-emphasizing both country's origins as colonies.


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