Dark Nature

Richard Schneider

doi:10.5771/9781498528122

Zusammenfassung

In The Ecological Thought, eco-philosopher Timothy Morton has argued for the inclusion of “dark ecology” in our thinking about nature. Dark ecology, he argues, puts hesitation, uncertainty, irony, and thoughtfulness back into ecological thinking.” The ecological thought, he says, should include “negativity and irony, ugliness and horror.” Focusing on this concept of “dark ecology” and its invitation to add an anti-pastoral perspective to ecocriticism, this collection of essays on American literature and culture offers examples of how a vision of nature’s darker side can create a fuller understanding of humanity’s relation to nature. Included are essays on canonical American literature, on new voices in American literature, and on non-print American media. This is the first collection of essays applying the “dark ecology” principle to American literature.

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Bibliographische Angaben

Copyrightjahr: 2016
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4985-2811-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4985-2812-2
Verlag: Lexington, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 270
Produkttyp: Sammelband

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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1. Table of Contents Kein Zugriff
2. Introduction Kein Zugriff
1. 1 “Famine is a Frightful Monster” Kein Zugriff
2. 2 “Passage into New Forms” Kein Zugriff
3. 3 Dutchman on the Brink Kein Zugriff
4. 4 Thoreau’s Week and the Work of the Eco-lament Kein Zugriff
5. 5 The Gnostic Dark Side of Nature in Herman Melville and Cormac McCarthy Kein Zugriff
6. 6 Fiendish Fumaroles and Malevolent Mud Pots Kein Zugriff
7. 7 Frontiersmen, Robber Barons, Architects, and the Darkening Aesthetics of Nature in A Lost Lady Kein Zugriff
1. 8 The Dark Side of Two Nature Writing Genres Kein Zugriff
2. 9 The “Dark Ecology” of the Bomb Kein Zugriff
3. 10 The Poetry of Adele Ne Jame Kein Zugriff
4. 11 Anti-Pastoral Imagery and the Quest for a Cajun Identity Kein Zugriff
5. 12 (Dark) Nature and Masculinity Kein Zugriff
6. 13 Angry Eden Kein Zugriff
7. 14 “what’s the world but shine / and seem” Kein Zugriff
1. 15 Listening to the Dark Side of Nature Kein Zugriff
2. 16 Eco-Horror Cinematic Techniques in Television Nature Documentaries Kein Zugriff
3. 17 Hunger in the Heart of Nature Kein Zugriff
Works Cited Kein Zugriff Seiten 241 - 254
Index Kein Zugriff Seiten 255 - 266
About the Contributors Kein Zugriff Seiten 267 - 270