The wild animal story

The wild animal story /

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the wild animal story emerged in Canadian literature as a distinct genre, in which animals pursue their own interests--survival for themselves, their offspring, and perhaps a mate, or the pure pleasure of their wildness. Bringing together some of the most c...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lutts, Ralph H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©1998.
Series:Animals, culture, and society.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Nature stories, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Canadian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Nature stories, Canadian > History and criticism.
Wilderness areas in literature.
Nature stories > Authorship.
Animals in literature.
Nature stories, Canadian (English) > History and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
NATURE > Animals > General.
American fiction
Animals in literature
Canadian fiction
Nature stories, American
Nature stories > Authorship
Nature stories, Canadian
Wilderness areas in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • The wild animal story: animals and ideas / Ralph H. Lutts
  • On his animal stories / Charles G.D. Roberts
  • Do seek their meat from god / Charles G.D. Roberts
  • The rivals of Ringwaak / Charles G.D. Roberts
  • On his animal stories / Ernest Thompson Seton
  • Lobo: the king of the Currumpaw / Ernest Thompson Seton
  • The Springfield fox / Ernest Thompson Seton
  • On his animal stories / William J. Long
  • A school for little fishermen / William J. Long
  • Trails that cross in the snow / William J. Long
  • A woodcock genius / William J. Long
  • The sounding of the call / Jack London
  • Stickeen / John Muir
  • Journey to the sea / Rachel L. Carson
  • Real and sham natural history / John Burroughs
  • The modern school of nature-study and its critics / William J. Long
  • The fate of Little Mucky / Ernest Thompson Seton
  • The writings of William J. Long / W.F. Ganong
  • Truth plain and coloured / W.H. Hudson
  • Nature as a field for fiction / Mabel Osgood Wright
  • Roosevelt on the nature fakirs / Edward B. Clark
  • 'I propose to smoke Roosevelt out'- Dr. Long
  • Charles G.D. Roberts defends his nature stories
  • Real naturalists on nature faking / Edward B. Clark
  • 'Nature fakers' / Theodore Roosevelt
  • The other animals / Jack London
  • Chipmunk thoughts / John Burroughs
  • Animal victims / Margaret Atwood
  • The revolt against instinct: the animal stories of Seton and Roberts / Robert H. MacDonald
  • The realistic animal story: Ernest Thompson Seton, Charles Roberts, and Darwinism / Thomas R. Dunlap
  • Stickeen and the moral education of John Muir / Ronald H. Limbaugh
  • Will the real wild animal please stand up! The nature fakers / Ralph H. Lutts.

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