Eco-Man: New Perspectives on Masculinity and Nature
(Part of the Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism Series)
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The paradoxical role nature plays in American myth and history grows in part from the male's reverent fascination with the wilderness and his equally strong impulse to dominate it. Many canonical literary works--think of Thoreau, Melville, Hemingway, Faulkner--look to the wild as the site for establishing a man's selfhood. But nature is just as often subjected to his most violent displays of mastery. This tension lies at the heart of Eco-Man,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813923050
ISBN13:9780813923055
Release Date:September 2004
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.5" x 9.4"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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