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Ecocriticism on the Edge: The Anthropocene as a Threshold Concept
Timothy Clark
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF7; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
The twenty-first century has seen an increased awareness of the forms of environmental destruction that cannot immediately be seen, localised or, by some, even acknowledged. Ecocriticism on the Edge explores the possibility of a new mode of critical practice, one fully engaged with the destructive force of the planetary environmental crisis. Timothy Clark argues that, in literary and cultural criticism, the Anthropocene , which names the epoch in which human impacts on the planet's ecological systems reach a dangerous limit, also represents a threshold at which modes of interpretation that once seemed sufficient or ... Read more
The twenty-first century has seen an increased awareness of the forms of environmental destruction that cannot immediately be seen, localised or, by some, even acknowledged. Ecocriticism on the Edge explores the possibility of a new mode of critical practice, one fully engaged with the destructive force of the planetary environmental crisis. Timothy Clark argues that, in literary and cultural criticism, the Anthropocene , which names the epoch in which human impacts on the planet's ecological systems reach a dangerous limit, also represents a threshold at which modes of interpretation that once seemed sufficient or ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472505736
SKU
V9781472505736
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99-50
About Timothy Clark
Timothy Clark is Professor of English at the University of Durham, UK. His previous publications include The Poetics of Singularity (2005) and The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and the Environment (2010).
Reviews for Ecocriticism on the Edge: The Anthropocene as a Threshold Concept
Clark is at his strongest when walking the reader through his multi-scalar examples of literary criticism, which are a highlight of the book. This book will be a particular asset to those teaching and researching eco-criticism.
Urban Studies
[This book] represents a valuable contribution to the field of ecocriticism, especially because of its meta-theoretical insights.
Local Environment ... Read more
Urban Studies
[This book] represents a valuable contribution to the field of ecocriticism, especially because of its meta-theoretical insights.
Local Environment ... Read more