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The Lay of the Land Author: Annette Kolodny

ISBN: 9780807841181 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 200 Published: 12 August 1984 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 Description: 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. |A collection of works by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paul Green (1894-1981), including short stories, essays, letters, plays, and a selection from The Lost Colony. An introduction outlines Green's life and work.

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