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viii, 436 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-417) and index |
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Ecology, epistemology, and empiricism -- Theology, semiotics, and literature -- As you liken it : simile in the forest -- Shades of green : Marvell's garden and the mowers -- Metaphysical and cavalier styles of consciousness -- The retreat of God, the passions of nature, and the objects of Dutch painting -- Nature in two dimensions : perspective and presence in Ryckaert, Vermeer, and others -- Metal and flesh in The merchant of Venice : shining substitutes and approximate values -- Thomas Traherne : the world as present |
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English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism
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Nature in literature
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Pastoral literature, English -- History and criticism
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Philosophy of nature in literature
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Human ecology in literature
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Renaissance -- England
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