From ‘Esthetics as a Way of Life’ to a ‘Life Aesthetic’: Into the Wild as Translucent Palimpsest of the American Myth of Nature
Capitolo di libro
Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
From ‘Esthetics as a Way of Life’ to a ‘Life Aesthetic’: Into the Wild as Translucent Palimpsest of the American Myth of Nature / P. Loreto - In: Translating America. Importing, Translating, Misrepresenting, Mythicizing, Communicating America / [a cura di] M. Camboni, A. Carosso, S. Di Loreto. - prima, online. - Torino : Otto, 2010. - ISBN 978-88-95285-24-5. - pp. 711-7171 (( Intervento presentato al 20°. convegno Translating America. 20th AISNA Biennial Conference Torino, September 24-26, 2009 tenutosi a Torino nel 2009.
Abstract:
The essay is a reading of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild from an ecocritical approach, in which the book is seen as a re-writing of the American concept of wilderness.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
American literature ; ecocriticism ; wilderness ; nature ; Krakauer J. ; Thoreau ; London ; deep ecology
Elenco autori:
P. Loreto
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Titolo del libro:
Translating America. Importing, Translating, Misrepresenting, Mythicizing, Communicating America