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Greenery
Ecocritical readings of late medieval English literature
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of medieval literature, eco-criticism, and anyone interested in the intersection of the environment and cultural studies.
Greenery blends current ecological concerns with informed analysis of medieval literature to arrive at new readings of late medieval English texts, some canonical (eg Malory's Morte D'Arthur, Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Chaucer's Knight's and Franklin's Tales) some less frequently studied (lyrics, Patience, Sir Orfeo).
Greenery blends current ecological concerns with informed analysis of medieval literature to arrive at new readings of late medieval English texts.
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Humankind has always been fascinated by the world in which it finds itself, and puzzled by its relations to it. Today that fascination is often expressed in what is now called 'green' terms, reflecting concerns about the non-human natural world, puzzlement about how we relate to it, and anxiety about what we, as humans, are doing to it. So-called green or eco-criticism acknowledges this concern.
Greenery reaches back and offers new readings of English texts, both known and unfamiliar, informed by eco-criticism. After considering general issues pertaining to green criticism, Greenery moves on to a series of individual chapters arranged by theme (earth, trees, wilds, sea, gardens, and fields) which provide individual close readings of selections from such familiar texts as Malory's Morte D'Arthur, Chaucer's Knight's and Franklin's Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Langland's Piers Plowman.
These discussions are contextualised by considering them alongside hitherto marginalised texts such as lyrics, Patience, and the romance Sir Orfeo. The result is a study which reinvigorates our customary reading of late Middle English literary texts while also allowing us to reflect upon the vibrant new school of eco-criticism itself.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780719072499
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 232
About the Author
Gillian Rudd is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Liverpool
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