Examining the constituting mechanism of the American wilderness myth in Modern American literature, this book probes the various purposes for which 'wilderness' is constructed. Considering the work of Hemingway, Faulkner and Cather, it states that the idea of wilderness is not something that deserves to be wasted in the chasm of deconstruction.
First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.