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Snyder, Gary, 1930-

The practice of the wild : essays / Gary Snyder ; with a new introduction by Robert Hass. - 30th-anniversary edition. - xxx, 205 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

The etiquette of freedom -- The place, the region, and the commons -- Tawny grammar -- Good, wild, sacred -- Blue mountains constantly walking -- Ancient forests of the far West -- On the path, off the trail -- The woman who married a bear -- Survival and sacrament.

Featuring a new introduction by Robert Hass, the nine captivatingly meditative essays in The Practice of the Wild display the deep understanding and wide erudition of Gary Snyder in the ways of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world. These essays, first published in 1990, stand as the mature centerpiece of Snyder's work and thought, and this profound collection is widely accepted as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture.

ISBN: 9781640094215 1640094210

LCCN: 2020430871

Subjects--Personal Names:
Snyder, Gary, 1930-
Snyder, Gary, 1930-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nature--Literary collections.
Nature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Essays.
Literary collections.
Essays.

LC Class. No.: PS3569.N88 / P7 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 814/.54