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Ecology and Life Writing

English, German · Hardback

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This volume examines the interrelations between ecological concerns and personal forms of writing in Europe, Asia, and America. It assembles contributions from an international conference of experts from four continents who provide new insights into the redefinition of the self in contact with nature in different parts of the world. Articles range from the American tradition of nature writing via the ecological traditions of Native Americans and ethnic communities to Asian attitudes of nature worship and the dangers to human and animal lives on planet earth. Beyond the familiar Anglo-American focus, these case studies, interpretations of auto/biographical texts and films begin to bridge the gap between Western and Eastern discourses and propose new approaches to the theoretical basis of ecocriticism and life writing.

About the author

Prof. Dr. Alfred Hornung lehrt am Institut für Amerikanistik der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz mit den Forschungsschwerpunkten Transnationale Literaturen und Kulturen sowie Life Writing. Er ist Gründungsmitglied der International Auto/Biography Association.

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This volume examines the interrelations between ecological concerns and personal forms of writing in Europe, Asia, and America. It assembles contributions from an international conference of experts from four continents who provide new insights into the redefinition of the self in contact with nature in different parts of the world. Articles range from the American tradition of nature writing via the ecological traditions of Native Americans and ethnic communities to Asian attitudes of nature worship and the dangers to human and animal lives on planet earth. Beyond the familiar Anglo-American focus, these case studies, interpretations of auto/biographical texts and films begin to bridge the gap between Western and Eastern discourses and propose new approaches to the theoretical basis of ecocriticism and life writing.

Product details

Assisted by Baisheng (Editor), Baisheng (Editor), Zhao Baisheng (Editor), Alfre Hornung (Editor), Alfred Hornung (Editor)
Publisher Universitätsverlag Winter
 
Languages English, German
Product format Hardback
Released 01.02.2013
 
EAN 9783825358921
ISBN 978-3-8253-5892-1
No. of pages 413
Dimensions 135 mm x 210 mm x 30 mm
Weight 595 g
Illustrations 12 Abbildungen
Series American Studies / A Monograph Series
American Studies
American Studies / A Monograph Series
American Studies
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies

Literatur, Ökologie, Chinesische Literatur, Ethnologie, Amerikanische Literatur, Life Writing, Naturwahrnehmung, Naturethik, Ecocriticism, Afro-Amerikanische Literatur, Thoreau, Henry David, Natur /i. d. Literatur, Autobiographik, Kulturökologie, Wah, Fred, Alexie, Sherman, Federman, Raymond

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