John Muir, Yosemite, and the sublime response: A study in the rhetoric of preservationism
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Quarterly Journal of Speech
- Vol. 67 (3) , 245-258
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00335638109383570
Abstract
In 7890, two essays by John Muir greatly influenced the establishment of Yosemite National Park, and greatly advanced the movement for the preservation of wilderness reserves. Muir used two techniques, the sublime response and the persona of the mountaineer, to secure his readers’ action on behalf of natural scenery.Keywords
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