Race and Nature from Transcendentalism to the Harlem Renaissance
Author | : P. Outka |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230614499 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230614493 |
Rating | : 4/5 (493 Downloads) |
Download or read book Race and Nature from Transcendentalism to the Harlem Renaissance written by P. Outka and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on theories of sublimity, trauma, and ecocriticism, this book examines how the often sharp division between European American and African American experiences of the natural world developed in American culture and history, and how those natural experiences, in turn, shaped the construction of race.