| Description |
xiii, 266 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the power of place -- Great neighbors : Emerson, Thoreau, and the writer's place --Whitman land : John Burroughs's pastoral criticism -- Pastoral illustration : Burroughs, Muir, and the Century magazine -- Landscapes beginning to be born : Alaska and the pictorial imagination -- The "best of places" : Roosevelt as literary naturalist -- The divine abyss : Burroughs and Muir in the new century -- Conclusion : the place of elegy. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Muir, John, 1838-1914 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Knowledge -- Natural history.
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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 -- Influence.
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Nature in literature.
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American prose literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Natural history literature -- United States -- History.
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Natural history -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0820327883 (alk. paper) |
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