Reclaiming nostalgia : longing for nature in American literature /
Ladino, Jennifer K.
Reclaiming nostalgia : longing for nature in American literature / Jennifer K. Ladino. - 1 online resource - Under the Sign of Nature . - Under the sign of nature. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Longing for Wonderland : Zitkala-Ša's Post-Frontier Nostalgia -- "Home Thoughts" : The Transnational Routes of Nostalgia in Claude McKay's Home to Harlem -- Nostalgia's Caring Capacity : Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, Aldon Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac, and the “Last Call” for Nature -- Remembering the Earth : N. Scott Momaday's Nostalgic American Land Ethic -- Don DeLillo's Postmodern Homesickness : Nostalgia after the End of Nature -- Nostalgia and Nature at the Millennium : Ruth Ozeki's Green Culture of Life.
Often thought of as the quintessential home or the Eden from which humanity has fallen, the natural world has long been a popular object of nostalgic narratives. This book assesses the ideological effects of this phenomenon by tracing its dominant forms in American literature and culture since the closing of the frontier in 1890. While referencing nostalgia for pastoral communities and for untamed and often violent frontiers, the book also highlights the ways in which nostalgia for nature has served as a mechanism for social change, a model for ethical relationships, and a motivating force for social and environmental justice.
0813933366 (electronic bk.) 9780813933368 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; acid-free paper) (cloth ; acid-free paper) (pbk. ; acid-free paper) (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
22573/ctt6tbjcq JSTOR
2012026242
American literature--History and criticism.
Nature in literature.
Nostalgia in literature.
Homesickness in literature.
Nature dans la littérature.
Nostalgie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Homesickness in literature.
Nature in literature.
Nostalgia in literature.
Literatur
Natur
Nostalgie
USA
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS163 / .L33 2012
810.9/36
Reclaiming nostalgia : longing for nature in American literature / Jennifer K. Ladino. - 1 online resource - Under the Sign of Nature . - Under the sign of nature. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Longing for Wonderland : Zitkala-Ša's Post-Frontier Nostalgia -- "Home Thoughts" : The Transnational Routes of Nostalgia in Claude McKay's Home to Harlem -- Nostalgia's Caring Capacity : Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, Aldon Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac, and the “Last Call” for Nature -- Remembering the Earth : N. Scott Momaday's Nostalgic American Land Ethic -- Don DeLillo's Postmodern Homesickness : Nostalgia after the End of Nature -- Nostalgia and Nature at the Millennium : Ruth Ozeki's Green Culture of Life.
Often thought of as the quintessential home or the Eden from which humanity has fallen, the natural world has long been a popular object of nostalgic narratives. This book assesses the ideological effects of this phenomenon by tracing its dominant forms in American literature and culture since the closing of the frontier in 1890. While referencing nostalgia for pastoral communities and for untamed and often violent frontiers, the book also highlights the ways in which nostalgia for nature has served as a mechanism for social change, a model for ethical relationships, and a motivating force for social and environmental justice.
0813933366 (electronic bk.) 9780813933368 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; acid-free paper) (cloth ; acid-free paper) (pbk. ; acid-free paper) (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
22573/ctt6tbjcq JSTOR
2012026242
American literature--History and criticism.
Nature in literature.
Nostalgia in literature.
Homesickness in literature.
Nature dans la littérature.
Nostalgie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
American literature.
Homesickness in literature.
Nature in literature.
Nostalgia in literature.
Literatur
Natur
Nostalgie
USA
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS163 / .L33 2012
810.9/36