Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ecology and popular film Ecology and popular film Robin L. Murray "Ecology and Popular Film examines representations of nature in mainstream film while also looking at film itself as a form of nature writing. Considering a selection of mainstream movies that embrac… OL11869792W
Dawn light Dawn light Diane Ackerman In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, one of our most celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalists awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sou… OL13826382W
Inside the Secret Garden Inside the Secret Garden Carolyn Strom Collins,Tasha Tudor,Christina Wyss Eriksson *The Secret Garden*, Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless story, has been cherished by generations of readers ever since it was first published in 1912. Now, in this beautifully illustrated volume, … OL14872329W
The treatment of nature in German literature from Günther to the appearance of Goethes̕ Werther The treatment of nature in German literature from Günther to the appearance of Goethes̕ Werther Max Batt 112 p. 23 cm OL149749W
To everything on earth To everything on earth Kurt Caswell "Collected essays on the nexus of fate, community, and nature by a group of writers and scholars that have collaborated on several initiatives and projects tied to the same. By looking at external la… OL15626141W
Anthology for the earth Anthology for the earth Judy Allen An illustrated anthology of poetry and prose about the natural world, by such authors as Rudyard Kipling, Ovid, and Tolstoy. OL16582915W
Reclaiming nostalgia Reclaiming nostalgia Jennifer K. Ladino 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. In "Reclaiming Nostalgia, " Jennifer … OL16704940W
The Poet as Botanist The Poet as Botanist M. M. Mahood Examines plants and botany in the writing of D.H. Lawrence and John Clare, among others. OL16970940W
The Great Derangement The Great Derangement Amitav Ghosh "Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first … OL17633542W
Between the earth and the sky Between the earth and the sky Savyasaachi Contributed articles. OL19116955W
The divine springtime The divine springtime Chris Rowan Grainger,Juliet Grainger For those moments of tension, when nerves are jangled and feelings stretched. This book uses short quotes from many spiritual and poetic sources to restore, revive and reassure. Among these quotes th… OL19843822W
Weatherland Weatherland Alexandra Harris Writers and artists across the centuries, from Chaucer to Ian McEwan, and from the creator of the Luttrell Psalter in the 14th century to John Piper in the 20th, looking up at the same skies and walk… OL20026363W
Molecular red Molecular red McKenzie Wark "Of all the 'liberation movements' of the twentieth century, the one that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams did not liberate a class or a gender or a race. It liberated an element: carbon. Tod… OL23221404W
Literary Darwinism Literary Darwinism Joseph Carroll In Literary Darwinism, Carroll presents a comprehensive survey of this new movement with a collection of his most important previously published work, along with three new essays. The essays and rev… OL3384916W
Writing for an Endangered World Writing for an Endangered World Lawrence Buell "Emphasizing the influence of the physical environment on individual and collective perception, Buell's book provides the theoretical underpinnings for an eco-criticism now reaching full power. Writi… OL3503211W
Embodiment of a nation Embodiment of a nation Cecelia Tichi "From Harriet Beecher Stowe's image of the Mississippi's "bosom" to Henry David Thoreau's vision of Cape Cod as the "bared and bended arm of Massachusetts," the U.S. environment has been recurrently … OL3946464W
Room for me and a mountain lion Room for me and a mountain lion Nancy Larrick More than one hundred poems describing the beauty and splendor of the wilderness, written by some of the world's most famous poets. OL4476503W
Lean down your ear upon the earth, and listen Lean down your ear upon the earth, and listen Robert Taylor Ensign "In this ecocritical study of Thomas Wolfe's body of fiction, Robert Taylor Ensign explores how the celebrated writer's storytelling is founded on his dramatization - and apprehension - of the natura… OL5954503W