"Haunted by Waters is a landmark book...[Browning's] brilliant displays of research and erudition in chapters on Old World and New World angling traditions and American Transcendentalism are nonpareil. So, too, is his comprehension regarding the art of fly-fishing in its entirety. What's more, no one has ever written a literary history of fly-fishing, even a brief one, with more style or insight." - Bloomsbury Review "Many anglers can't seem to get enough of their sport, so they make artificial flies and read a lot about fishing when they're not streamside. Browning's book contemplates the strong attraction of this revered pastime and thoughtfully considers the literature that it has inspired... Chapters that can be categorized as ecocriticism, the new term for environmental literary criticism, are interspersed with 'Interludes,' wherein Browning, a devoted fly fisherman, offers first-person confessions and observations about his joyful obsession. Recommended for all large fishing collections." - Library Journal "Mark Browning has pioneered the serious literary study of American prose centered on fly fishing-and he has linked it convincingly, admirably, to the major traditions of nature writing that run from Thoreau through Barry Lopez. Bravo!" - Nick Lyons
Four essential questions: Why does one fish? How should one properly fish? What relations are created in fishing? And what effects does fishing have on the future? Haunted by Waters is a self-examination by the author as he constructs his own narrative and tries to answer these questions for himself. But it is also a thorough examination of the answers he uncovers in the course of reading what's been written on the subject. As his own story unfolds, Mark Browning analyzes angling literature from the Bible to Norman Maclean, always bringing his inquiry back to the same source: the enigma of this sport. Haunted by Waters is an exploration of the apparent compulsion of those who fish not only to read about the sport, but to write about it as well. Mark Browning's personal account as a fly fisherman and his perspective as a critic make him uniquely qualified to navigate these waters.
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Librería: Fireside Angler, Smithtown, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. First Edition. [6], vii-viii, [2], 220 pp. One of a short hardcover run of 400 copies Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 090114
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Librería: Asano Bookshop, Nagoya, AICHI, Japon
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Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Published in an edition of only 400 hardcover copies, this copy has been SIGNED on the title page by Mark Browning! Fly fishing in North American Literature. This writer-fisherman sheds light on a considerable body of writing on fly fishing and on American nature writing as a whole. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6289
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