Table of Contents

Introduction – The Origin and History of American Nature Writing – The New Continent in Nature Writing – The Influence of Transcendentalism on Nature Writing – The Wilderness Complex Reflected in Nature Writing – The English Cultural Heritage in Nature Writing – Female Writers in Nature Writing – Land Ethics in Nature Writing – Refuge of the Heart in Nature Writing – Ecocriticism— An Extension of Nature Writing – Conclusion – Index

About the Author

Hong Cheng, PhD, is a professor at the School of Foreign Studies, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing. Professor Cheng’s academic interests are in English literature teaching and research, nature writing and ecocriticism. She has been engaged in the studies of Anglo-American nature writing for many years and has published extensively in this field, including the Chinese translations of several well-known English works in American nature writing.