Reading the Earth: New Directions in the Study of Literature and EnvironmentMichael P. Branch University of Idaho Press, 1998 - 266 pages Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho Press Ecocriticism is a scholary approach to literature that is rapidly building momentum and legitimacy because of its usefulness as a means of inquiry into the relationship between human culture and the nonhuman world. This collection demonstrates promising new directions in the study of literature and environment and suggests the importance and passion of this scholarly enterprise. |
Contents
Ego or Eco Criticism? Looking for Common Ground | 3 |
Reflections on the Motives | 29 |
An Excursion in Nuclear Shamanism | 41 |
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