| Description |
1 online resource (490 pages) |
| Series |
Nature, culture and literature ; 03 |
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Nature, culture and literature ; 03.
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| Contents |
Nature in literary and cultural studies: defining the subject of ecocriticism -- an introduction; THEORIZING THE NATURE OF ECOCRITICISM; LOCATING NATURE IN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EVERYDAY CULTURE; NATURE, LITERATURE AND THE SPACE OF THE NATIONAL; ETHICS OF NATURE; Notes on contributors; Index |
| Summary |
Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies is a collection of essays written by European and North American scholars who argue that nature and culture can no longer be thought of in oppositional, mutually exclusive terms. They are united in an effort to push the theoretical limits of ecocriticism towards a more rigorous investigation of nature's critical potential as a concept that challenges modern culture's philosophical assumptions, epistemological convictions, aesthetic principles, and ethical imperatives. This volume offers scholars and students of literature, culture, history, philosophy, a |
| Notes |
" ... extended versions of a selection of papers given at a conference at the University of Münster (Germany) in March 2004"--Page 13 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ecocriticism -- Congresses
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Nature in literature -- Congresses
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Ecocriticism
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Nature in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gersdorf, Catrin.
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Mayer, Sylvia.
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| ISBN |
9781429456432 |
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1429456434 |
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