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Waste and the Wasters
Poetry and Ecosystemic Thought in Medieval England
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This book will appeal to readers interested in environmental history, medieval literature, and cultural studies, as well as those concerned with ecological issues and how historical perspectives can inform contemporary debates.
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A groundbreaking examination of ecological thought in medieval England.
While the scale of today’s crisis is unprecedented, environmental catastrophe is nothing new. Waste and the Wasters studies the late Middle Ages, when a convergent crisis of land contraction, soil depletion, climate change, pollution, and plague eclipsed Western Europe.
In a culture lacking formal scientific methods, the task of explaining and coming to grips with what was happening fell to medieval poets. The poems they wrote used the terms “waste” or “wasters” to anchor trenchant critiques of people’s unsustainable relationships with the world around them and with each other.
In this book, Eleanor Johnson shows how poetry helped medieval people understand and navigate the ecosystemic crises—both material and spiritual—of their time.
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Times Literary Supplement calls it "a moving and powerful study of neglect and ecological damage as reflected in the literature of the Middle Ages." The Christian Century praises its readable style, blending medieval poetry with themes like land management and climate change to connect past and present. ISLE highlights its lively and accessible approach, arguing that Johnson convincingly shows how premodern texts can inform modern ecological, political, and moral thinking.
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ISBN: 9780226830179
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 November 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 286g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Eleanor Johnson is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University. She is the author of several books including, Staging Contemplation: Participatory Theology in Middle English Prose, Verse, and Drama, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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