The Geographical Imagination of Annie Proulx: Rethinking Regionalism
- ISBN-10
- 1461634334
- ISBN-13
- 9781461634331
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-11-23
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Author
- Alex Hunt
Description
This edited collection focuses on Annie Proulx's striking attention to geography, place, landscape, and local environments. Contributors consider Proulx's particular landscapes_particularly those of Wyoming, New England, Texas, and Newfoundland_and the issues surrounding the significance of these regions and regionalism in contemporary culture and literature.
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