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1 online resource (490 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Nature, culture and literature ; 03
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Nature, culture and literature ; 03.
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| Note |
" ... extended versions of a selection of papers given at a conference at the University of Münster (Germany) in March 2004"--Page 13. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Nature in literary and cultural studies: defining the subject of ecocriticism -- an introduction; THEORIZING THE NATURE OF ECOCRITICISM; LOCATING NATURE IN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EVERYDAY CULTURE; NATURE, LITERATURE AND THE SPACE OF THE NATIONAL; ETHICS OF NATURE; Notes on contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
Nature in Literary and Cultural Studies is a collection of essays written by European and North American scholars who argue that nature and culture can no longer be thought of in oppositional, mutually exclusive terms. They are united in an effort to push the theoretical limits of ecocriticism towards a more rigorous investigation of nature's critical potential as a concept that challenges modern culture's philosophical assumptions, epistemological convictions, aesthetic principles, and ethical imperatives. This volume offers scholars and students of literature, culture, history, philosophy, a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ecocriticism -- Congresses.
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Ecocriticism. |
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Nature in literature -- Congresses.
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Nature in literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Gersdorf, Catrin.
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Mayer, Sylvia.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nature in literary and cultural studies. Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2006 9789042020962 9042020962 (OCoLC)77077888 |
| ISBN |
9781429456432 (electronic book) |
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1429456434 (electronic book) |
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9042020962 (hardbound) |
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9789042020962 (hardbound) |
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