Ecocriticism Contributor(s): Garrard, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415667860 ISBN-13: 9780415667869 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $32.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 820.936 |
LCCN: 2011004535 |
Series: New Critical Idiom |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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:
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. |