Dark Nature : Anti-Pastoral Essays in American Literature and Culture
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Ecocritical Theory and Practice
ISBN-10
1498528139
ISBN-13
9781498528139
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 6th, 2018
Print length
290 Pages
Weight
438 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.50 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Literary essaysLiterary studies: generalCultural studies
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Focusing on the concept of “dark ecology” and its invitation to add an anti-pastoral perspective to ecocriticism, this collection of essays on American literature and culture offers examples of how a vision of nature’s darker side can create a fuller understanding of humanity’s relation to nature.
In The Ecological Thought, eco-philosopher Timothy Morton has argued for the inclusion of “dark ecology” in our thinking about nature. Dark ecology, he argues, puts hesitation, uncertainty, irony, and thoughtfulness back into ecological thinking.” The ecological thought, he says, should include “negativity and irony, ugliness and horror.” Focusing on this concept of “dark ecology” and its invitation to add an anti-pastoral perspective to ecocriticism, this collection of essays on American literature and culture offers examples of how a vision of nature’s darker side can create a fuller understanding of humanity’s relation to nature. Included are essays on canonical American literature, on new voices in American literature, and on non-print American media. This is the first collection of essays applying the “dark ecology” principle to American literature.
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