Supplementary readings
Here are some additional readings that will help you understand course material.
General
>> Glossary of terms used in nature writing and ecocriticism
>> Chronology of American Nature Writing
>> Terms for interpreting nature writing
>> Critical thinking in literary analysis
Edward Abbey
>> Partial index to themes in Edward Abbey's writings
>> Quotes from Abbey and others on selected themes
>> Barnhill, "Why We Should Take Seriously Radical Views"
>> Barnhill, "The Anarchist Tradition"
>> Introduction to The Monkey Wrench Gang
>> "The Issue of Effectiveness in Literature"
>> Eric Temple. Interview with Edward Abbey
Terry Tempest Williams
>> Cultural Ecofeminism and Its Critics
>> Barnhill, "Terry Tempest Williams and the Literature of Engagement"
>> "The Issue of Effectiveness of Literary Techniques and Types of Writing"
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Morning Fog, Amnicon Falls State Park
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