The Green Studies Reader: From Romanticism to Ecocriticism Contributor(s): Coupe, Laurence (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415204070 ISBN-13: 9780415204071 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: THE GREEN STUDIES READER IS A FANTASTICALLY COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION OF CRITICAL TEXTS WHICH ADDRESS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ECOLOGY, CULTURE AND LITERATURE. IT OFFERS A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE GROWING AREA OF ECOCRITICISM. THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS FIELD ARE COVERED IN DEPTH, SUCH AS: -- ROMANTIC ECOLOGY AND ITS LEGACY -- THE EARTH, MEMORY AND THE CRITIQUE OF MODERNITY -- NATURE/CULTURE/GENDER -- ECOCRITICAL PRINCIPLES -- ENVIRONMENTAL LITERARY HISTORY -- THE NATURE OF THE TEXT APPEARING IN THE COLLECTION ARE EXTRACTS FROM TODAY'S LEADING ECOCRITICS AS WELL AS FIGURES FROM THE PAST WHO PIONEERED A GREEN APPROACH TO LITERATURE AND CULTURE. AS A WHOLE THE READER ENCOURAGES A REASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICISM AND OFFERS A RADICAL PROSPECT FOR ITS FUTURE. THE BOOK INCLUDES EXTRACTS FROM: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, HENRY DAVID THOREAU, JOHN RUSKIN, WILLIAM MORRIS, VIRGINIA WOOLF, D. H. LAWRENCE, THEODOR ADORNO, MARTIN HEIDEGGER, RAYMOND WILLIAMS, THEODORE ROSZAK, CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSS, JEAN-FRANCOIS LYOTARD, JONATHAN BATE, KATE SOPER, GARY SNYDER, TERRY GIFFORD, LOUISE WESTLING, RICHARD KERRIDGE, AND JHAN HOCHMAN. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 820.936 |
LCCN: 00028064 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.18 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Green Studies is a booming area for study and The Green Studies Reader is a fantastically comprehensive selection of critical texts which address the connection between ecology, culture, and literature. It offers a complete guide to the growing area of 'ecocriticism' and a wealth of material on green issues from the romantic period to the present. Included are extracts from today's leading ecocritics and figures from the past who pioneered a green approach to literature and culture. This Reader sets the agenda for Green Studies and encourages a reassessment of development of criticism and offers readers a radical view of its future. |