Literature and the Environment
- ISBN-10
- 0313321493
- ISBN-13
- 9780313321498
- Series
- Literature and the Environment
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 197
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Authors
- George Hart, Scott Slovic
Description
Scholars critique the works of eleven leading 20th century authors who have explored environmental issues in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.
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