
The Spell Cast by Remains
The Myth of Wilderness in Modern American Literature
Patricia Ross(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 16. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-415-80290-1 (ISBN)
Description
Examining the constituting mechanism of the American wilderness myth in Modern American literature, Patricia Ross probes the various purposes for which 'wilderness' is constructed. Considering the work of Hemingway, Faulkner, and Cather, she states that the idea of wilderness is just that, an idea, and not a real entity or something that deserves to be wasted in the chasm of deconstruction. Discovering how literature can help us to understand how we can exert causative control of the myths we create about ourselves, this book is an important contribution to the field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-80290-1 (9780415802901)
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Content
Introduction; Part 1 The Death of "Wilderness"; Chapter 1 Lamenting the Last Good Country: The Hemingway Script of the American Wilderness; Chapter 2 The Hunting Stories in Go Down Moses: William Faulkner's Cautionary Tale of "That Doomed Wilderness"; Part 2 Recreating "Wilderness"; Introduction 1 Introduction; Chapter 3 The Pattern That Is Not Supposed to Count: Creating "Wilderness" in My Antonia; Chapter 4 The Boundaries of Wilderness: Gardens, Monuments, Artifacts, and National Parks in The Professor's House; Chapter 5 French Onion Soup and Other Mythmaking Lessons in Death Comes for the Archbishop;