The Wilderness
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The Wilderness is an essay by poet and environmentalist Gary Snyder that explores humanity’s relationship with wild nature and the philosophical, cultural, and spiritual significance of untamed landscapes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wilderness canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage respect for wild landscapes
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redefine the idea of wilderness in modern culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gary Snyder’s environmental activism
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contemporary nature writing ⓘ |
| author | Gary Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
anthropocentric worldviews
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industrial civilization’s treatment of nature ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
interdependence of humans and ecosystems
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limits of human control over nature ⓘ sacredness of wild places ⓘ |
| explores |
connections between culture and landscape
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human alienation from nature ⓘ ways of living in harmony with wild ecosystems ⓘ |
| field |
eco-philosophy
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environmental humanities ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
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nature writing ⓘ philosophical essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
biocentric
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environmentalist ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American wilderness tradition
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Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asian philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
countercultural literature of the 20th century
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deep ecology ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural significance of wilderness
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humanity’s relationship with wild nature ⓘ philosophical significance of wilderness ⓘ spiritual significance of wilderness ⓘ |
| promotes |
ecological awareness
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simple living close to nature ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Practice of the Wild
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Turtle Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
American environmental thought
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Buddhist-influenced views of nature ⓘ ecology ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
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