Title: Reading the earth
Description: Ecocriticism is a scholarly approach to literature that is rapidly building momentum and legitimacy because of its usefulness as a means of inquiry into the relationship between human culture and the nonhuman world. This collection of original essays suggests ways in which creative, informed examination of the vital connections between literature and the physical environment can enrich the value of contemporary literary studies both for academics and general readers.
Subjects: English literature, Environmental literature, History and criticism, American literature, Nature in literature, Environmental policy in literature, Ecology in literature, Environmental protection in literature