Research Catalog

Title

In the way of nature : ecology and westward expansion in the poetry of Anne Bradstreet, Elizabeth Bishop and Amy Clampitt / Robert Boschman.

Author

Boschman, Robert, 1961-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009], ©2009.

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Description

ix, 226 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"This volume discusses the works of three female American poets: Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672), Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), and Amy Clampitt (1920-1994). Each poet is shown to grapple with the ways that European civilization was transformed on the new continent. The author's analysis highlights the interconnected themes of travel, geography, cartography and wildness"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Bradstreet, Anne, 1612?-1672 > Criticism and interpretation
• Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979 > Criticism and interpretation
• Clampitt, Amy > Criticism and interpretation
• American poetry > History and criticism
• Ecology in literature
• Travel in literature
• Geography in literature
• Nature in literature

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index.

Contents

Introduction. A Community of Peril -- 1. Anne Bradstreet: Questions of "Travail" to New England -- 2. Elizabeth Bishop: To Dream Our Dreams - Questions of Distance and Desire -- 3. Amy Clampitt: "Distance is dead" -- 4. Anne Bradstreet: "Contemplations" and the Problem of Nature -- 5. Elizabeth Bishop: Garden Knowledge; Wild Knowledge -- 6. Amy Clampitt: "Let There Be Sundews"

ISBN

• 9780786433568 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786433566 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2009000686
• 40016627573

OCLC

• ocn277136393
• 277136393
• SCSB-5467412

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries