Nature and Literary Studies
- ISBN-10
- 1108877877
- ISBN-13
- 9781108877879
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 771
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-08-04
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Scott Slovic, Peter Remien
Description
Nature and Literary Studies supplies a broad and accessible overview of one of the most important and contested keywords in modern literary studies. Drawing together the work of leading scholars of a variety of critical approaches, historical periods, and cultural traditions, the book examines nature's philosophical, theological, and scientific origins in literature, as well as how literary representations of this concept evolved in response to colonialism, industrialization, and new forms of scientific knowledge. Surveying nature's diverse applications in twenty-first-century literary studies and critical theory, the volume seeks to reconcile nature's ideological baggage with its fundamental role in fostering appreciation of nonhuman being and agency. Including chapters on wilderness, pastoral, gender studies, critical race theory, and digital literature, the book is a key resource for students and professors seeking to understand nature's role in the environmental humanities.
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