TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nathan Straight
PY  - 2012
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781453908013
TI  - Autobiography, Ecology, and the Well-Placed Self
T2  - The Growth of Natural Biography in Contemporary American Life Writing
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-0801-3
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1051026
N2  - Autobiography, Ecology, and the Well-Placed Self expands the field of autobiography studies by describing an emergent genre, natural biography, that embeds the human subject in a more-than-human world. Through an ecocritical analysis of three contemporary U.S. authors – William Kittredge, Terry Tempest Williams, and Mary Clearman Blew – Nathan Straight illustrates how ecologically situated life writing bridges the human/nature divide and responds to the pressing environmental and communal demands of our times. In his exploration of the well-placed self he challenges traditional concepts of the autobiographical subject and considers new models of selfhood in relation to regional and national identities. His illuminating discussions of specific texts engage with ecofeminist and bioregional theory and will appeal to readers in environmental studies, literary criticism, and American regionalism. Autobiography, Ecology, and the Well-Placed Self presents an important new perspective on place-based identity and literature, and the inclusion of a «Selected Readings» appendix makes it a valuable resource for scholars and students alike.
KW  - Autobiography, Memoir, Environmental Justice, American Literature, Literary Criticism, Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism, Regionalism, Embodiment in Literature, Place in Literature, National Identity, 20th Century, Identity in Literature, Women Writers
LA  - English
ER  -