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Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives: Environmental Postcolonialism in Australia and Canada 2012th Edition
Author(s): K. Crane (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 19 Oct. 2012
- Edition: 2012th
- Language: English
- Print length: 235 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137000783
- ISBN-13: 9781137000781
Book Description
The concept of ‘wilderness’ as a foundational idea for environmentalist thought has become the subject of vigorous debates. Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives offers a taxonomy of the forms that wilderness writing has taken in Australian and Canadian literature, re-emphasizing both country’s origins as colonies.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Quite expansive and thought-provoking . . . Myths of Wilderness is a useful contribution to scholarship on wilderness writing.” – Journal of Postcolonial Writing
About the Author
KYLIE CRANE is a Junior Professor for Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at the University of Mainz, Germany.
