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Back to nature the green and the real in the late Renaissance

Title
Back to nature [electronic resource] : the green and the real in the late Renaissance / Robert N. Watson.
Author
Watson, Robert N.
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006.

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Description
1 online resource (viii, 436 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Back to nature (Online)
Alternative Title
Back to nature (Online)
Subject
  • English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism
  • Nature in literature
  • Pastoral literature, English > History and criticism
  • Philosophy of nature in literature
  • Human ecology in literature
  • Renaissance > England
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-417) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Ecology, epistemology, and empiricism -- Theology, semiotics, and literature -- As you liken it : simile in the forest -- Shades of green : Marvell's garden and the mowers -- Metaphysical and cavalier styles of consciousness -- The retreat of God, the passions of nature, and the objects of Dutch painting -- Nature in two dimensions : perspective and presence in Ryckaert, Vermeer, and others -- Metal and flesh in The merchant of Venice : shining substitutes and approximate values -- Thomas Traherne : the world as present.
LCCN
2005042431
OCLC
ssj0001075250
Author
Watson, Robert N.
Title
Back to nature [electronic resource] : the green and the real in the late Renaissance / Robert N. Watson.
Imprint
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-417) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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