Opal Desert
Explorations of Fantasy and Reality in the American Southwest
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1999
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-79128-2 (ISBN)
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-79128-2 (ISBN)
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Explores the lives and works of sixteen writers whose words have shaped our visions of the opal desert. Here, the author links all the writers as explorers of one kind or another, searching for tangible or intangible treasures, some finding and some losing their dreams in the opal desert.
"This is the book I would recommend to anybody interested in finding out about the literature of the American desert lands...I enjoyed reading "The Opal Desert" as I would a good novel - I had a hard time putting it aside." - John P. O'Grady, author of "Grave Goods and Pilgrims to the Wild". The opalescent deserts of the American Southwest have become romantic icons in the public imagination through the words of writers, the images of artists and photographers, and the visual storytelling of filmmakers. In this spirited, personal, beautifully written book, Peter Wild explores the lives and works of sixteen writers whose words have shaped our visions of the opal desert. Wild begins with Cabeza de Vaca, whose Relacion of his desert wanderings sent treasure-hungry Spaniards searching for cities of gold. He goes on to discuss the works of both widely read and lesser-known nineteenth - and twentieth-century authors, including such luminaries as Mary Austin, Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Abbey, Ann Zwinger, and Charles Bowden.
He links all the writers as explorers of one kind or another, searching for tangible or intangible treasures, some finding and some losing their dreams in the opal desert. One of the foremost poets of the American West, Peter Wild has published over sixty volumes of history, literature, and poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize nominee "Cochise". He is Professor of English at the University of Arizona. Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places.
"This is the book I would recommend to anybody interested in finding out about the literature of the American desert lands...I enjoyed reading "The Opal Desert" as I would a good novel - I had a hard time putting it aside." - John P. O'Grady, author of "Grave Goods and Pilgrims to the Wild". The opalescent deserts of the American Southwest have become romantic icons in the public imagination through the words of writers, the images of artists and photographers, and the visual storytelling of filmmakers. In this spirited, personal, beautifully written book, Peter Wild explores the lives and works of sixteen writers whose words have shaped our visions of the opal desert. Wild begins with Cabeza de Vaca, whose Relacion of his desert wanderings sent treasure-hungry Spaniards searching for cities of gold. He goes on to discuss the works of both widely read and lesser-known nineteenth - and twentieth-century authors, including such luminaries as Mary Austin, Joseph Wood Krutch, Edward Abbey, Ann Zwinger, and Charles Bowden.
He links all the writers as explorers of one kind or another, searching for tangible or intangible treasures, some finding and some losing their dreams in the opal desert. One of the foremost poets of the American West, Peter Wild has published over sixty volumes of history, literature, and poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize nominee "Cochise". He is Professor of English at the University of Arizona. Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places.
One of the foremost poets of the American West, Peter Wild has published over sixty volumes of history, literature, and poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize nominee Cochise. He is Professor of English at the University of Arizona.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2000 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations, photographs |
| Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-292-79128-3 / 0292791283 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-292-79128-2 / 9780292791282 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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