{"product_id":"ecological-approaches-to-early-modern-english-texts-9781472416735","title":"Ecological Approaches to Early Modern English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEcocriticism has steadily gained footing within the larger arena of early modern scholarship, and with the publication of well over a dozen monographs, essay collections, and special journal issues, literary studies looks increasingly 'green'; yet the field lacks a straightforward, easy-to-use guide to do with reading and teaching early modern texts ecocritically.  Accessible yet comprehensive, the cutting-edge collection Ecological Approaches to Early Modern English Texts fills this gap.  Organized around the notion of contact zones (or points of intersection, that have often been constructed asymmetrically-especially with regard to the human-nonhuman dichotomy), the volume reassesses current trends in ecocriticism and the Renaissance; introduces analyses of neglected texts and authors; brings ecocriticism into conversation with cognate fields and approaches (e.g., queer theory, feminism, post-coloniality, food studies); and offers a significant section on pedagogy, ecocriticism and e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Moving from Shakespeare and Milton to logging and perfume distillation, the contributors to this collection valuably trace the lines of association that connect early modern English literary and cultural activity to our current global ecological condition. The result is a stimulating and readable anthology of early modern ecostudies, offering valuable resources for teaching and future scholarship alike.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eBruce Boehrer, Florida State University, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'With the essays collected in this book, Munroe (Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte), Geisweidt (Univ. of New Haven), and Bruckner (Chatham Univ.) make a valuable contribution to the literature on ecocriticism...This volume will benefit those new to the subject, scholars already working in the field, and experienced academics seeking ways to bring ecocriticism into the classroom. Summing Up: Highly recommended.' -\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJ. D. Sharpe, University of Houston, CHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForward \u003cem\u003eCarla Freccero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eJennifer Munroe, Lynne Bruckner, and Edward J. Geisweidt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection I Theoretical Approaches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Tell Inconvenient Truths, But Tell Them Slant \u003cem\u003eRobert N. Watson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Reading the Present in Our Environmental Past \u003cem\u003eKen Hiltner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Is It Really Ecocritical If It Isn't Feminist?: The Dangers of \"Speaking For\" in Ecological Studies and Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eTitus Andronicus Jennifer Munroe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection II Reading Ecologically: Texts and Methodologies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Roses in Winter: Recipe Ecologies and Shakespeare's Sonnets \u003cem\u003eRebecca Laroche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Poetic Language, Practical Handbooks, and the \"vertues\" of Plants \u003cem\u003eJessica Rosenberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Beasts of Belmont and Venice \u003cem\u003eKeith M. Botelho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Shakespeare and Slime: Notes on the Anthropocene \u003cem\u003eDan Brayton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Queerly Green: From Meaty to Meatless Days and Nights in \u003cem\u003eTimon of Athens Simon C. Estok\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 \"Bare and desolate now\": Cultural Ecology and \"The Description of Cookham\" \u003cem\u003eLouise Noble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 The Ecology of Eating in Jonson's \"To Penshurst\" \u003cem\u003eAmy Tigner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 The Bastard Bomb: Illegitimacy and Population in Thomas Middleton's \u003cem\u003eA Chaste Maid in Cheapside Edward J. Geisweidt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Ecocritical Milton \u003cem\u003eLeah S. Marcus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection III Approaches to Teaching Ecologically: Texts and Methodologies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Spenser's Moral Economy as Political Ecology: Teaching the Bower of Bliss \u003cem\u003eHillary Eklund\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Reprocentric Ecologies: Pedagogy, Husbandry and \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream Lynne Bruckner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Teaching \u003cem\u003eTimon of Wolden Todd A. Borlik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 \"Th'Earth's Great Altar\": Teaching Milton's Spiritual Ecology \u003cem\u003eMary (Mimi) C. Fenton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Marvell's \"Upon Appleton House\" and Tree-Felling: A Political Woodpecker \u003cem\u003eJeffrey Theis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword: Post-script \u003cem\u003eKaren Raber\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408742916439,"sku":"9781472416735","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecological-approaches-to-early-modern-english-texts-9781472416735","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}