Brave New Words: How Literature Will Save the Planet

by Elizabeth Ammons

The activist tradition in American literature has long testified to the power of words to change people and the power of people to change the world, yet in recent years many professional humanists have chosen to distract themselves with a postmodern fundamentalism of indeterminacy and instability rather than engage with social and political issues. Throughout her bold and provocative call to action, Elizabeth Ammons argues that the responsibility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587298619
• ISBN13: 9781587298615
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 7.9"