McClintock, James I., "'Pray Without Ceasing': Annie Dillard among the Nature Writers," in Earthly Words: Essays on Contemporary American Nature and Environmental Writers, edited by John Cooley, University of Michigan Press, 1994, pp. 69-86.
In this brief essay, McClintock locates two of Dillard's books, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Holy the Firm, within the tradition of American nature writing, focusing on the religious elements of her writing.
Norwood, Vera L., "Heroines of Nature: Four Women Respond to the American Landscape," in Environmental Review: An International Journal of History and the Humanities, Vol. 8, Spring 1984, pp. 23-31.
Norwood traces the differences between men's and women's nature writing in the United States, claiming that while men seek to dominate and conquer the landscape, women tend to embrace and defend it. Thisarticle examines writings by Dillard, Rachel Carson,.....
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