The Serpents of Paradise
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Published
New York : H. Holt, 1995., New York : H. Holt, [1995].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 400 pages ; 24 cm.
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Published
New York : H. Holt, 1995., New York : H. Holt, [1995].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A John Macrae book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-398).
Description
From boyhood in Home, Pennsylvania, to his death in Tucson, Arizona, in 1989, this book offers - in Abbey's own words - the world of an American original. Whether writing fact or fiction, Abbey was always an autobiographer. Each of the thirty-five selections presented here, arranged chronologically by date of incident (not of publication), demonstrates that Abbey was passionately, insistently his own man. As poet-farmer Wendell Berry puts it: "He remains Edward Abbey, speaking as and for himself, fighting, literally, for dear life ... for the survival not only of nature, but of human nature, of culture, as only our heritage of works and hopes can define it.".
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To speak for the voiceless was his mission. He was a virtuoso of the well-phrased thought in which style and content, symbol and meaning - each imbued with humor - come together to defy the powerful, reminding us always that preservation of wild nature is a key to a free spirit. And along with Emerson and Thoreau, Abbey, the uncompromising stylist, knew that the corruption of language follows the corruption of man. "Language," Abbey wrote, "seeks to transcend itself, 'to grasp the thing that has no name.'"
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Abbey, E., & Macrae, J. (1995). The Serpents of Paradise (First edition.). H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989 and John. Macrae. 1995. The Serpents of Paradise. H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Abbey, Edward, 1927-1989 and John. Macrae. The Serpents of Paradise H. Holt, 1995.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Abbey, Edward, and John Macrae. The Serpents of Paradise First edition., H. Holt, 1995.
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