چکیده (انگلیسی):

This study examines Maxwell Anderson’s play High Tor that is an aesthetic engagement with nature and dramatizes
Anderson’s environmental sensibilities. The play is a satirical fantasy in verse loaded with allusions, symbolism and
philosophical meditation, dramatizing the end of America’s pioneering tradition. High Tor refers to a mountain
overlooking the Hudson River, only a few miles away from Anderson’s home in New City in the district of New York.
The name derives from Celtic lore and means a sacred and holy place where people commune with the gods. The area
where High Tor stands is steeped in history, legend and the supernatural. There are many accounts of ghosts haunting
this historical mountainand the surrounding areas. In this play, Anderson makes use of the aura of mystery surrounding
this region to dramatize the story of the protagonist, Van Dorn, and his struggle against the advancing forces of
industrialism and materialism that threaten his independence and the pioneering values, pastoral tradition and the
Arcadian beauty of the American wilderness.