Under the Sea-Wind
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Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nature book → |
| aim | to make readers empathize with sea creatures → |
| author | Rachel Carson → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | praised for poetic yet accurate depiction of marine life → |
| followedBy | The Sea Around Us → |
| genre |
nature writing
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non-fiction → |
| hasMainCharacter |
European eel
→
surface form:
Anguilla the eel
Rynchops the black skimmer → Silverbar → |
| hasPart |
“River and Sea” section about estuarine and ocean life
→
The Edge of the Sea →
surface form:
“The Gull’s Way” section about coastal and open-sea life
“Under the Sea-Wind” first section about a sanderling named Silverbar → |
| hasReissue | 1952 reissue after success of The Sea Around Us → |
| illustrationsBy | Howard Frech → |
| influenced | popular understanding of marine ecology → |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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nature enthusiasts → |
| language | English → |
| mediaType | print → |
| narrativeStyle |
lyrical
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scientifically informed → |
| notableFor |
detailed ecological observations of marine environments
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early example of literary nature writing about the sea → |
| partOfSeries |
The Sea Around Us
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surface form:
Rachel Carson sea trilogy
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| precededBy | none (first book by Rachel Carson) → |
| publicationDate | 1941 → |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED → |
| scientificDiscipline | marine biology → |
| setting |
Atlantic coast of North America
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coastal marshes → open ocean → |
| subject |
marine life
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sea creatures → |
| timePeriodDescribed | annual cycle of marine life → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rachel Carson