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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461294803321

Autore

Garrard Greg

Titolo

Ecocriticism / / Greg Garrard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-65814-9

1-283-46021-1

9786613460219

0-203-80683-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 230 p

Collana

The new critical idiom

Disciplina

820.9/36

Soggetti

English literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Nature in literature

American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc

Conservation of natural resources in literature

Environmental protection in literature

Philosophy of nature in literature

Forests in literature

Wilderness areas in literature

Outdoor life in literature

Ecology in literature

Landscapes in literature

Ecocriticism

Criticism - Great Britain

Criticism - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Beginnings : pollution -- Positions -- Pastoral -- Wilderness -- Apocalypse -- Dwelling -- Animals -- Futures : the Earth.

Sommario/riassunto

Ecocriticism explores the ways in which we imagine and portray the relationship between humans and the environment in all areas of cultural production, from Wordsworth and Thoreau through to Google



Earth, J.M. Coetzee and Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man. Greg Garrard's animated and accessible volume traces the development of the movement and explores its key concepts, including: pollution wilderness apocalypse dwelling animals earth. Featuring a newly rewritten chapter on animal studies, and considering queer and postcolonial ecocriticism and the impact of globalisation, this fully updated second edition also presents a glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading in print and online. Concise, clear, and authoritative, Ecocriticism offers the ideal introduction to this crucial subject for students of literary and cultural studies.