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Analyzes the environmental and social complexities of Izaak Walton’s famous fishing treatise The Compleat Angler. Examines the complex portrayal of the natural world through an ecocritical lens and explores other neglected aspects of Walton’s writings, including his depictions of social hierarchy, gender, and sexuality.



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“One of the earliest and most popular precursors of nature writing in English has at last received the critical attention it deserves. Marjorie Swann's book is arguably the most complete study of The Compleat Angler ever written—and a vital corrective to outdated New Historicist interpretations. It makes an invaluable contribution to Walton studies and early modern ecocriticism.”

—Todd Andrew Borlik,author of Ecocriticism and Early Modern English Literature: Green Pastures

Environment Society and The Compleat Angler

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    Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
    Publication Date: 20/06/2023
    ISBN13: 9780271095196, 978-0271095196
    ISBN10: 0271095199
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    Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment The environment Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Natural History Nature and the natural world: general interest

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Analyzes the environmental and social complexities of Izaak Walton’s famous fishing treatise The Compleat Angler. Examines the complex portrayal of the natural world through an ecocritical lens and explores other neglected aspects of Walton’s writings, including his depictions of social hierarchy, gender, and sexuality.



    Trade Review

    “One of the earliest and most popular precursors of nature writing in English has at last received the critical attention it deserves. Marjorie Swann's book is arguably the most complete study of The Compleat Angler ever written—and a vital corrective to outdated New Historicist interpretations. It makes an invaluable contribution to Walton studies and early modern ecocriticism.”

    —Todd Andrew Borlik,author of Ecocriticism and Early Modern English Literature: Green Pastures

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