New world poetics : nature and the adamic imagination of Whitman, Neruda, and Walcott / George B. Handley.

Author/creator Handley, George B., 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoAthens : University of Georgia Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxi, 442 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892--Criticism and interpretation.
Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
Walcott, Derek--Criticism and interpretation.
American poetry--19th century. --History and criticism.
Chilean poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.
English poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.
Ecocriticism.
Philosophy of nature in literature.
Ecology in literature.
Nature in literature.

Contents Ecology, the New World, and the "American" Adam -- A New World poetics -- Reading Whitman in the New World -- Nature's last chemistry -- Natural history as autobiography -- Hemispheric history as natural history -- The muse of (natural) history -- Impressionism in the New World -- Death, regeneration, and the prospect of extinction.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 413-427) and index.
LCCN 2006039625
ISBN9780820328645 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0820328642 (hardcover : alk. paper)