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1984 The Lay of the Land : Metaphor As Experience and History in American
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- Publication Name
- University of North Carolina Press
- Special Attributes
- EX-LIBRARY
- ISBN
- 9780807841181
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807841188
ISBN-13
9780807841181
eBay Product ID (ePID)
454649
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lay of the Land : Metaphor As Experience and History in American Life and Letters
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1984
Topic
Feminist, General, Women's Studies, United States / General
Features
New Edition
Genre
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
74-023950
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
810.9/36
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
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., 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, and it is also the first systematic inquiry into the metaphor's implications for the current ecological crisis.
LC Classification Number
PS88.K65 1984
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