The machine in the garden
Book • 1964
In 'The Machine in the Garden', Leo Marx explores the conflict between the pastoral ideal and industrial progress in America, using works by authors such as Thoreau, Melville, and Twain to illustrate this cultural dichotomy.
The book examines how American literature reflects and resolves the tension between nature and technology, influencing contemporary debates on environment and progress.
The book examines how American literature reflects and resolves the tension between nature and technology, influencing contemporary debates on environment and progress.
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