Green Matters : Ecocultural Functions of Literature

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Title: Green Matters : Ecocultural Functions of Literature
Description: Green Matters offers a fascinating insight into the regenerative function of literature with regard to environmental concerns. Based on recent developments in ecocriticism, the book demonstrates how the aesthetic dimension of literary texts makes them a vital force in the struggle for sustainable futures. Applying this understanding to individual works from a number of different thematic fields, cultural contexts and literary genres, Green Matters presents novel approaches to the manifold ways in which literature can make a difference. While the first sections of the book highlight the transnational, the focus on Canada in the last section allows a more specific exploration of how themes, genres and literary forms develop their own manifestations within a national context. Through its unifying ecocultural focus and its variegated approaches, the volume is an essential contribution to contemporary environmental humanities.
Authors: Maria Löschnigg, Melanie Braunecker
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Environmentalism in literature, Ecology in literature, Ecocriticism
Categories: LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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