Description
Explore the profound connection between humanity and the natural world with this BRAND NEW book, 'Greenery'. Published by Manchester University Press in 2010, this insightful work delves into eco-criticism, addressing our complex relationship with the environment and concerns surrounding non-human nature. The book provides fresh interpretations of both well-known and lesser-known English literary texts through the lens of eco-criticism, offering a rich thematic journey across chapters focused on elements such as earth, trees, wilderness, sea, gardens, and fields.
Readers will encounter close readings of classic texts, including Malory's 'Morte D'Arthur', Chaucer's tales, and the profound 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', alongside previously overlooked works such as lyrical poetry and the romance 'Sir Orfeo'. This reflective analysis not only reinvigorates our understanding of late Middle English literature but also engages with the growing discourse within eco-criticism itself.
Whether you are a literary scholar, eco-criticism enthusiast, or simply someone intrigued by our ties to the environment, 'Greenery' offers an essential exploration of these critical themes. Discover how literature reflects our evolving relationship with nature and the contributions of eco-criticism to literary studies.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719072499
Year: 2010
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Humankind has always been fascinated by the world in which it finds itself, and puzzled by its relations to it. Today that fascination is often expressed in what is now called 'green' terms, reflecting concerns about the non-human natural world, puzzlement about how we relate to it, and anxiety about what we, as humans, are doing to it. So called green or eco-criticism acknowledges this concern.
Greenery reaches back and offers new readings of English texts, both known and unfamiliar, informed by eco-criticism. After considering general issues pertaining to green criticism, Greenery moves on to a series of individual chapters arranged by theme (earth, trees, wilds, sea, gardens and fields) which provide individual close readings of selections from such familiar texts as Malory's Morte D'Arthur, Chaucer's Knight's and Franklin's Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Langland's Piers Plowman. These discussions are contextualized by considering them alongside hitherto marginalized texts such as lyrics, Patience and the romance Sir Orfeo. The result is a study which reinvigorates our customary reading of late Middle English literary texts while also allows us to reflect upon the vibrant new school of eco-criticism itself. -- .
Readers will encounter close readings of classic texts, including Malory's 'Morte D'Arthur', Chaucer's tales, and the profound 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', alongside previously overlooked works such as lyrical poetry and the romance 'Sir Orfeo'. This reflective analysis not only reinvigorates our understanding of late Middle English literature but also engages with the growing discourse within eco-criticism itself.
Whether you are a literary scholar, eco-criticism enthusiast, or simply someone intrigued by our ties to the environment, 'Greenery' offers an essential exploration of these critical themes. Discover how literature reflects our evolving relationship with nature and the contributions of eco-criticism to literary studies.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719072499
Year: 2010
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Humankind has always been fascinated by the world in which it finds itself, and puzzled by its relations to it. Today that fascination is often expressed in what is now called 'green' terms, reflecting concerns about the non-human natural world, puzzlement about how we relate to it, and anxiety about what we, as humans, are doing to it. So called green or eco-criticism acknowledges this concern.
Greenery reaches back and offers new readings of English texts, both known and unfamiliar, informed by eco-criticism. After considering general issues pertaining to green criticism, Greenery moves on to a series of individual chapters arranged by theme (earth, trees, wilds, sea, gardens and fields) which provide individual close readings of selections from such familiar texts as Malory's Morte D'Arthur, Chaucer's Knight's and Franklin's Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Langland's Piers Plowman. These discussions are contextualized by considering them alongside hitherto marginalized texts such as lyrics, Patience and the romance Sir Orfeo. The result is a study which reinvigorates our customary reading of late Middle English literary texts while also allows us to reflect upon the vibrant new school of eco-criticism itself. -- .