Robert M. Torrance - Encompassing Nature Nature and Culture fro
| Schrijver: | Robert M. Torrance |
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| Titel: | Encompassing Nature Nature and Culture from Ancient Times to the Modern World |
| ISBN: | 9781582430096 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Uitgever: | Counterpoint |
| Bijzonderheden: | Redelijk, 1999, Paperback, 1224p |
| Prijs: | € 20,00 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 4,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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The first anthology of nature writing to include representative works from the worlds myriad cultures--ancient and modern-- Encompassing Nature is a landmark work that will broaden the frame of reference through which nature writing is understood.. Encompassing Nature is a comprehensive collection of widely varied writings representing a host of the worlds cultures and their relation to nature. Tracing the development of ideas and attitudes about the natural world from the earliest narratives through works of the late 1700s, the anthology begins with childrens stories and tribal myths and contains generous selections from the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, Israel, India, China, and Japan. It ends in the eighteenth century with Western writers, including Gilbert White, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and William Bartram. A landmark work, Encompassing Nature will broaden the frame of reference through which nature writing is understood. The first anthology of nature writing to include representative works from the worlds myriad cultures--from the ancients through the Enlightenment-- Encompassing Nature is a landmark work that will broaden the frame of reference through which nature wri
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