Mark Twain and the Conflicted Metaphor of Nature.
In 1978, William Rueckert coined the term "ecocriticism," defining it as "the application of ecology and ecological concepts to the study of literature." He proposed three postulates about literature, which are all metaphors. Taking a cue from Rueckert, this article examines the metaphorical nature...
| Publicado en: | Mark Twain Annual Vol. 17; pp. 129 - 140 |
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Pennsylvania State University Press
2019
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