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Surveying the interior : literary cartographers and the sense of place /

Main Author: Van Noy, Rick, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, ©2003.
Series:Environmental arts and humanities series
Subjects:
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Knowledge > Cartography.
Powell, John Wesley, > 1834-1902 > Knowledge > Cartography.
Stegner, Wallace, > 1909-1993 > Knowledge > Cartography.
King, Clarence, > 1842-1901 > Knowledge > Cartography.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862.
Powell, John Wesley, > 1834-1902.
Stegner, Wallace Earle, > 1909-
King, Clarence, > 1842-1901.
Thoreau, Henry David, > 1817-1862 > Et la cartographie.
Powell, John Wesley, > 1834-1902 > Et la cartographie.
Stegner, Wallace Earle, > 1909-1993 > Et la cartographie.
King, Clarence, > 1842-1901 > Et la cartographie.
Stegner, Wallace, > 1909-1993.
Thoreau, Henry David, > (1817-1862) > Cartographie.
Powell, John Wesley, > (1834-1902) > Cartographie.
Stegner, Wallace Earle, > (1909-1993) > Cartographie.
King, Clarence, > (1842-1901) > Cartographie.
American literature > History and criticism. > 19th century
Nature in literature.
Cartography > History. > United States
Environmental protection in literature.
Surveying > History. > United States
Place (Philosophy) in literature.
Wilderness areas in literature.
Landscapes in literature.
Littérature américaine > Histoire et critique. > 19e siècle
Nature dans la littérature.
Cartographie > Histoire. > États-Unis
Environnement > Protection, dans la littérature.
Arpentage > Histoire. > États-Unis
Lieu (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Réserves de la vie sauvage dans la littérature.
Paysage dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature.
Cartography.
Surveying.
Environnement > Protection > Dans la littérature.
Lieu (philosophie) > Dans la littérature.
Réserves naturelles > Dans la littérature.
United States.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: surveying the height of our mountains, the country of our mind
  • Surveying the strange: Henry David Thoreau's intelligence of place
  • Mapping the mirage: Clarence King's impressions of place
  • Surveying the sublime: John Wesley Powell's representations of place
  • Geography of repose: Wallace Stegner's middle ground
  • Conclusion: "a map of connextion."

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