0000167688 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 7 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S>> 26 0 obj B.A. 0000016637 00000 n Ecocriticism: The field of enquiry that analyzes and promotes works of art which raise moral questions about human interactions with nature, while also motivating audiences to live within a limit that will be binding over generations. 0000114902 00000 n Sketching a broad overview of this development, I contend that transnationalization of ecocriticism does not necessarily induce an opposition between the local and global sense of place; rather, ecocriticism invites a rethinking of the local in the context of its global configurations.". 0000001311 00000 n [1] It was first originated by Joseph Meeker as an idea called literary ecology in his The Comedy of Survival: Studies in Literary Ecology (1972). There are three branches of pastoral ecocriticism: classical, romantic and American. Ecocriticism - Climate in Arts and History Literary scholars specialise in questions of value, meaning, tradition, point of view, tradition and language and it is in these areas that we are making a substantial contribution to environmental thinking. At the same time, ecocriticism has borrowed methodologies and theoretically informed approaches liberally from other fields of literary, social and scientific study. 40 0 obj It is hence a fresh way of analyzing and interpreting literary texts, which brings new dimensions to the field of literary and theoritical studies. It deals with how environmental issues, cultural issues concerning the environment and attitudes towards nature are presented and analyzed. Believing that ecocriticism can illuminate theater's participation in our ecologi- (1) How is nature represented in the novel/poem/play ? endobj Wilderness examines the ways in which the wilderness is constructed, valued and engaged with. The work of environmental historians has been pathbreaking too. The second wave of ecocriticism distinguishes itself from the first wave by prioritizing the exploration of issues such as environmental resource distribution, environmental justice, minority and socioeconomic impacts related to environmental circumstances. Ecocriticism is an intentionally broad approach that is known by a number of other designations, including green (cultural) studies, ecopoetics, and environmental literary criticism.. It analyzes the relevance of various theories and principles to .

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