A Study of Gary Snyder's Idea of Sacrament
Feng Xinlan*
Citation : Feng Xinlan, A Study of Gary Snyder's Idea of Sacrament International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature 2019;7(5):38-42.
Gary Snyder enjoys a great reputation in contemporary America as a poet, essayist, translator as well as environmentalist. He proposes an extraordinary idea about the sacrament in his well-known The Practice of the Wild. This paper attempts to interpret Snyder's understanding of sacrament from three dimensions, namely, its background, characteristics, and contemporary value. It is hoped that this paper can provide a new path to apprehend Snyder's ecological views.