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Series
Studies in environmental humanities volume Volume 3
Publisher
Brill Rodopi
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"In Environmental Degradation in Jacobean Drama, Bruce Boehrer provides the first general history of the Shakespearean stage to focus primarily on ecological issues. Early modern English drama was conditioned by the environmental events of the cities and landscapes within which it developed. Boehrer introduces Jacobean London as the first modern European metropolis in an England beset by problems of overpopulation; depletion of resources and species;...
12) The natural world in Latin American literatures: ecocritical essays on twentieth century writings
Publisher
McFarland & Co., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"This volume advances the ecocritical conversation among Latin Americanists, furthering insight into the relationship between humans and their environments, transcending national boundaries by addressing diverse regions. The forms of environmental criticism practiced converge with literary history, aesthetic theory, postcolonialism, and Marxism, broadening the ecocritical approach and providing a strong overview to this growing critical movement"--Provided...
13) Walking in the land of many gods: remembering sacred reason in contemporary environmental literature
Author
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Steinbeck, intellectual soulmate of pioneering ecologist Edward F. Ricketts, developed a literary vision unique for its biological holism. From his exploration of the environmental disaster in the Dust Bowl region described in The Grapes of Wrath to his voyage of scientific and spiritual discovery among near-pristine marine ecosystems recounted in Log from the Sea of Cortez, Steinbeck's entire canon probes the multiple and interlocked dimensions...
Author
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Ecocritical study of multicultural literature of the American Southwest, Xerophilia centers on the love of desert places to examine how Southwestern writers contribute to a sustainable bioregional culture. Analyzes a variety of genres in terms of environmental justice theory, phenomenology, border studies, ehtnography, entomology, conservation biology, environmental history, and ecoaesthetics"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Looks at the challenges faced by Native American writers who confront stereotypical representations as they assert their own ethical relationship with the earth. Lee Schweninger considers a range of genres by Native writers from various parts of the United States. Contextualizing these works within the origins, evolution, and perpetuation of the 'green' labels imposed on American Indians, Schweninger shows how writers often find themselves denying...
