環境主義文学批評の理論と実践 Coming into Contact : Explorations in Ecocritical Theory and Practice

Merrill, Ann A. (EDT)/ Marshall, Ian (EDT)/ Philippon, Daniel J. (EDT)

University of Georgia Press（2007/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780820328867
• DDC分類 809.933553

基本説明

Collects sixteen previously unpublished essays that explore some of the most promising new directions in the study of literature and the environment.

Full Description

A snapshot of ecocriticism in action, Coming into Contact collects sixteen previously unpublished essays that explore some of the most promising new directions in the study of literature and the environment. They look to previously unexamined or underexamined aspects of literature's relationship to the environment, including swamps, internment camps, Asian American environments, the urbanized Northeast, and lynching sites. The authors relate environmental discourse to practice, including the teaching of green design in composition classes, the restoration of damaged landscapes, the persuasive strategies of environmental activists, the practice of urban architecture, and the impact of human technologies on nature.

The essays also put ecocriticism into greater contact with the natural sciences, including elements of evolutionary biology, biological taxonomy, and geology. Engaging both ecocritical theory and practice, these authors more closely align ecocriticism with the physical environment, with the wide range of texts and cultural practices that concern it, and with the growing scholarly conversation that surrounds this concern.