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Illustration of Emerson's transparent eyeball metaphor in "Nature" by Christopher Pearse Cranch, ca. 1836-1838. Emerson uses spirituality as a major theme in the essay. Emerson believed in re-imagining the divine as something large and visible, which he referred to as nature; such an idea is known as transcendentalism, in which one perceives a new God and a new body, and becomes one with his ...
Beauty in nature has historically been a prevalent theme in art and books, filling large sections of libraries and bookstores. That nature has been depicted and celebrated by so much art, photography, poetry, and other literature shows the strength with which many people associate nature and beauty.
This piece also goes over the magnitude of this genre and presents essays from varying nature authors. Stewart, Frank, A Natural History of Nature Writing. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1994. This books concentrates on the origins of American nature writing. Trimble, Stephen, "Words From the Land: Encounters with Natural History Writing".
A lion (Panthera leo).Lions are an example of charismatic megafauna, a group of wildlife species that are especially popular in human culture.. Wildlife refers to undomesticated animals and uncultivated plant species which can exist in their natural habitat, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. [1]
Book Thirteenth: Imagination and Taste; How Impaired and Restored (concluded) 1799–1805 "From Nature doth emotion come, and moods" The Prelude or, Growth of a Poet's Mind: Advertisement: 1850 Book Fourteenth: Conclusion 1799–1805 "In one of those excursions (may they ne'er" The Prelude or, Growth of a Poet's Mind: Advertisement: 1850
Some nature writers believe wilderness areas are vital for the human spirit and creativity. [38] The word, "wilderness", derives from the notion of wildness; in other words that which is not controllable by humans. The word etymology is from the Old English wildeornes, which in turn derives from wildeor meaning wild beast (wild + deor = beast ...
The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World is a 2011 book edited by Alison H. Deming and Lauret E. Savoy. The book is a collection of essays from authors representing diverse backgrounds, including Japanese American, Mestizo, African American, Hawaiian, Arab American, Chicano and Native American. [1]
The Control of Nature is a 1989 nonfiction book by John McPhee that chronicles three attempts to control natural processes that had varying success. The book combines three long essays previously published in The New Yorker : "Atchafalaya", "Cooling the Lava", and "Los Angeles Against the Mountains".