The Future of Environmental Criticism Environmental Crisis and Literary Imagination |
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| Author:
| Buell, Lawrence |
| Series title: | Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4051-5197-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism, this manifesto provides a critical summary of the ecocritical movement.
- A critical summary of the emerging discipline of "ecocriticism".
- Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism.
- Traces the history of the ecocritical movement from its roots in the 1970s through to its diversification and proliferation today.
- Takes account...
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Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism, this manifesto provides a critical summary of the ecocritical movement.
- A critical summary of the emerging discipline of "ecocriticism".
- Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism.
- Traces the history of the ecocritical movement from its roots in the 1970s through to its diversification and proliferation today.
- Takes account of different ecocritical positions and directions.
- Describes major tensions within ecocriticism and addresses major criticisms of the movement.
- Looks to the future of ecocriticism, proposing that discourses of the environment should become a permanent part of literary and cultural studies.