LEADER 02698nam 2200481 450 001 9910793326503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8262-7429-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000007506754 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5632621 035 $a(OCoLC)1078954884 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse72367 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5632621 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11645144 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007506754 100 $a20190128d2019 uy p 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReconceiving nature $eecofeminism in late Victorian women's poetry /$fPatricia Murphy 210 1$aColumbia, Missouri :$cUniversity of Missouri Press,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (269 pages) 311 $a0-8262-2187-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Nascent Ecofeminism -- Augusta Webster: Interrogating the Nature/Women Link -- Mathilde Blind: Contesting Domination -- Michael Field: Eroticizing Agency -- Alice Meynell: Unsettling the Nature/Culture Dichotomy -- Constance Naden: Embodying Spirituality, Making Matter Matter -- L. S. Bevington: Seeking a Harmonious Relationship. 330 $a"The nature poetry by six women writers in the later Victorian era compellingly challenges flawed cultural perceptions of the nonhuman world by surprisingly and deftly deploying an array of ecofeminist strategies. Through these techniques, the poets assailed conventional ideas that placed the natural world in a decidedly inferior position, supposedly suitable for exploitation and degradation. This study focuses primarily on the "eco" aspect of ecofeminism, examining in depth the poetic responses to Victorian estimations of the natural world and its marginalization. Grappling with critical ecofeminist matters, these poets--Augusta Webster, Mathilde Blind, Michael Field, Alice Meynell, Constance Naden, and L.S. Bevington--heightened awareness of and dispelled misconceptions about nature"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aEcofeminism in literature 606 $aEnglish poetry$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish poetry$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aEcofeminism in literature. 615 0$aEnglish poetry$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish poetry$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a821.8099287 700 $aMurphy$b Patricia$f1951-$01469099 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793326503321 996 $aReconceiving nature$93680522 997 $aUNINA