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008			081118s2009 nvu b s001 0 eng
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020			_a9780874177725 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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100	1		_aRobisch, S. K., _d1964-
245	1	0	_aWolves and the wolf myth in American literature / _cS.K. Robisch.
260			_aReno : _bUniversity of Nevada Press, _cc2009.
300			_axvi, 494 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [439]-476) and index.
520			_aThe wolf is one of the most widely distributed canid species, historically ranging throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. For millennia, it has also been one of the most pervasive images in human mythology, art, and psychology. Wolves and the Wolf Myth in American Literature examines the wolf?s importance as a figure in literature from the perspectives of both the animal?s physical reality and the ways in which writers imagine and portray it. Author S. K. Robisch examines more than two hundred texts written in North America about wolves or including them as central figures. From this foundation, he demonstrates the wolf?s role as an archetype in the collective unconscious, its importance in our national culture, and its ecological value. Robisch takes a multidisciplinary approach to his study, employing a broad range of sources: myths and legends from around the world; symbology; classic and popular literature; films; the work of scientists in a number of disciplines; human psychology; and field work conducted by himself and others. By combining the fundamentals of scientific study with close readings of wide-ranging literary texts, Robisch astutely analyzes the correlation between actual, living wolves and their representation on the page and in the human mind. He also considers the relationship between literary art and the natural world, and argues for a new approach to literary study, an ecocriticism that moves beyond anthropocentrism to examine the complicated relationship between humans and nature. -- Publisher description.
650		0	_aAmerican literature _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aMyth in literature.
650		0	_aWolves in literature.
650		0	_aAnimals in literature.
650		0	_aHuman-animal relationships in literature.
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