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Eco-Man: New Perspectives on Masculinity and Nature (Under the Sign of Nature)
Mark Allister
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Paperback. 'Eco-Man' brings together two rapidly growing fields: men's studies and ecocriticism. The volume's 20 essays question whether readers can construct a notion of manhood around ecological principles and practices - and if so, what this would look like, and how it would enrich men's studies. Editor(s): Allister, Mark. Series: Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
The paradoxical role nature plays in American myth and history grows in part from the male's reverent fascination with the wilderness and his equally strong impulse to dominate it. Many canonical literary works - think of Thoreau, Melville, Hemingway, Faulkner - look to the wild as the site for establishing a man's selfhood. But nature is just as often subjected to his most violent displays of mastery. This tension lies at the heart of Eco-Man, which brings together two rapidly growing fields: men's studies and ecocriticism. The two disciplines have rarely if ever touched on each other; brought together, men's ... Read more
The paradoxical role nature plays in American myth and history grows in part from the male's reverent fascination with the wilderness and his equally strong impulse to dominate it. Many canonical literary works - think of Thoreau, Melville, Hemingway, Faulkner - look to the wild as the site for establishing a man's selfhood. But nature is just as often subjected to his most violent displays of mastery. This tension lies at the heart of Eco-Man, which brings together two rapidly growing fields: men's studies and ecocriticism. The two disciplines have rarely if ever touched on each other; brought together, men's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813923055
SKU
V9780813923055
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About Mark Allister
Mark Allister, Professor of English at St. Olaf College, is the author of Refiguring the Map of Sorrow (Virginia).
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