Stirring the Mud
| Author | : Barbara Hurd |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2008-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780820331522 |
| ISBN-13 | : 082033152X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Stirring the Mud by : Barbara Hurd
Download or read book Stirring the Mud written by Barbara Hurd and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these nine evocative essays, Barbara Hurd explores the seductive allure of bogs, swamps, and wetlands. Hurd's forays into the land of carnivorous plants, swamp gas, and bog men provide fertile ground for rich thoughts about mythology, literature, Eastern spirituality, and human longing. In her observations of these muddy environments, she finds ample metaphor for human creativity, imagination, and fear.