{"product_id":"greenery-by-gillian-rudd-9780719072499","title":"Greenery","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumankind 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreenery\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eGreenery\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eMorte D'Arthur\u003c\/em\u003e, Chaucer's \u003cem\u003eKnight's\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFranklin's Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, and Langland's \u003cem\u003ePiers Plowman\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese discussions are contextualised by considering them alongside hitherto marginalised texts such as lyrics, \u003cem\u003ePatience\u003c\/em\u003e, and the romance \u003cem\u003eSir Orfeo\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596504318188,"sku":"9780719072499","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780719072499-greenery.jpg?v=1777928607","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/greenery-by-gillian-rudd-9780719072499","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}