Shakespeare and Ecocriticism

Informationen zum Autor Gabriel Egan is Professor of Shakespeare Studies and Director of the Centre for Textual Studies at De Montfort University. His previous publications include Green Shakespeare: From Ecopolitics to Ecocriticism (2006) and The Struggle for Shakespeare's Text (2010). Klappentext Introduces students to ecocritical approaches to Shakespeare, including key concepts, current debates and case-study readings of a wide range of the poetry and plays. Vorwort Introduces students to ecocritical approaches to Shakespeare, including key concepts, current debates and case-study readings of a wide range of the poetry and plays. Zusammenfassung Combining the latest scientific and philosophical understanding of humankind’s place in the world with interpretative methods derived from other politically inflected literary criticism, ecocriticism is providing new insights into literary works both ancient and modern. With case-study analyses of the tragedies, comedies, histories and late romances, this book is a wide-ranging introduction to reading Shakespeare in the light of contemporary ecocritical theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor’s Preface Introduction: Done and Undone 1 The Rise of Ecocriticism 2 Shakespeare and the Meaning of ‘Life’ in the Twenty-first Century 3 Animals in Shakespearian Ecocriticism4 Crowds and Social Networks in Shakespeare ConclusionIndex

Product details

• Authors: Dr Gabriel (De Montford University Egan, Gabriel Egan, Gabriel (De Montford University Egan, Egan Gabriel
• Assisted by: Evelyn Gajowski (Editor)
• Publisher: Network Education Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.2015
• EAN: 9781441199300
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-9930-0
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Shakespeare and Theory; Shakespeare and Theory
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies