The Lay of the Land
Download or Read eBook The Lay of the Land PDF written by Annette Kolodny and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Annette Kolodny |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2017-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781469619569 |
ISBN-13 | : 1469619563 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Lay of the Land by : Annette Kolodny
Book excerpt: 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.