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- An original and highly unusual psycholinguistic study of American literature and culture from 1584 to 1860, this volume focuses on the metaphor of 'land-as-woman.'
- Author(s): Annette Kolodny
- 200 Pages
- Literary Criticism, American
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Lay of the Land: Metaphor As Experience and History in American Life and LettersBook Synopsis
An original and highly unusual psycholinguistic study of American literature and culture from 1584 to 1860, this volume focuses on the metaphor of 'land-as-woman.' It is the first systematic documentation of the recurrent responses to the American continent as a feminine entity (as Mother, as Virgin, as Temptress, as the Ravished), and it is also the first systematic inquiry into the metaphor's implications for the current ecological crisis.From the Back Cover
'A Fascinating Freudian psychohistory of the 'pastoral impulse' in male American literature from the first documents of exploration to Faulkner and Bellow, and from the Virginia colonies to People's Park....An ambitious book with messages for ecologists and environmentalists as well as feminists.' - Elaine Showalter, SignsDimensions (Overall): 9.02 Inches (H) x 5.79 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .71 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Annette Kolodny
Language: English
Street Date: August 27, 1984
TCIN: 94312768
UPC: 9780807841181
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-8806
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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