Ecocritical Explorations in Literary and Cultural Studies : Fences, Boundaries, and Fields.
Title:
Ecocritical Explorations in Literary and Cultural Studies : Fences, Boundaries, and Fields.
Author:
Murphy, Patrick D.
ISBN:
9780739131756
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Four Elements and the Recovery of Referentiality in Ecocriticism -- Part 1. CLIMBING THROUGH CONCEPTUAL FENCES -- Chapter 01. The Complexity of Simplicity -- Chapter 02. Difference and Responsibility in Literary Alternatives to the Nation-State -- Chapter 03. Paradise or a Pair of Dice: Contradictions and Contingencies in Real and Virtual Terrains for Tomorrow's College Students -- Chapter 04. Toward Transnational Ecocritical Theory: The Example of Hwa Yol Jung -- Part 2. SURVEYING THE BOUNDARIES OF GENRE -- Chapter 05. Nature in the Contemporary American Novel -- Chapter 06. The Non-alibi of Alien Scapes: Science Fiction and Ecocriticism -- Chapter 07. The Non-alibi of Pragmatic Utopianism and Wild Variability -- or, Optimistic Variations on a Science Fiction Theme -- Chapter 08. Mysteries of Nature and Environmental Justice -- Part 3. CULTURALLY CROSSING THE FIELD -- Chapter 09. Nature-Nurturing Fathers in a World Beyond Our Control -- Chapter 10. Scenarios of Disaster: Crying Wolf, Scaring Away the Elephants, and Heading 'Em off at the Pass -- Chapter 11. Hurricanes and Hubris: American Responses in Literature and Culture to Natural Weather Extremes and Their Human-Driven Intensifications -- Chapter 12. Ranging Widely in the Classroom -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
This study provides a wide ranging discussion of contemporary literature and cultural phenomena through the lens of ecological literary criticism, giving attention to both theoretical issues and applied critiques. In particular, it looks at popular literary genres, such as mystery and science fiction, as well as actual disasters and disaster scenarios. Ecocritical Explorations in Literary and Cultural Studies is a timely contribution to ecological literary criticism and an insightful look into how we represent our relationship with the environment.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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