{"product_id":"ecological-thought-in-german-literature-and-culture-9781498514927","title":"Ecological Thought in German Literature and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates in twenty-six essays from different disciplines how German literature, philosophy, art, and science have contributed in unique ways to the emergence of ecological thought on national and transnational scale. The volume maps the most important and characteristic of these developments both on a theoretical and on a textual-analytical level. It is structured in five parts ranging from proto-ecological thought since early modern times (part I) to major theoretical approaches (part II), environmental history (part III), and ecocritical case studies (part IV), to ecological visions in different media and art fo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis broad and comprehensive survey of German ecological thought is an especially welcome addition to the growing body of scholarship on the environment in the German tradition. Many prominent critics discuss the most crucial aspects from proto-ecological models to environmental theory, history, literature, and art--a must read for everyone interested in ecology and German culture. -- Sabine Wilke, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when the tension between the local and the global requires that we reconsider our multiple roots and porous place-identities, Ecological Thought in German Literature and Culture is a canonic work that enriches not just 'nationally-oriented' academic studies, but also the entire debate on environmental culture. Skillfully encompassing theoretical approaches, philosophy, history, literature, and the arts, this elegant and challenging volume is the most complete and state-of-the-art guide to examine German culture through the lens of the environmental humanities. -- Serenella Iovino, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Turin, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Gabriele Dürbeck, Urte Stobbe, Hubert Zapf, and Evi Zemanek  Part I: Proto-Ecological Thought  1.Cultural History of the Four Elements  Anke Kramer\t 2.Goethe’s Concept of Nature: Proto-Ecological Model Heather Sullivan 3.Nature, Language, and Religion: Herder and Beyond Kate Rigby 4.Poet and Philosopher: Novalis and Schelling on Nature and Matter  Berbeli Wanning  5.Alexander von Humboldt as Ecologist  Caroline Schaumann   Part II: Theoretical Approaches  6.Heidegger’s Ecological Criticism  Silvio Vietta 7.Ecocriticism and the Frankfurt School  Timo Müller 8.The Ethics and Aesthetics of Landscapes  Angelika Krebs 9.Niklas Luhmann’s Theory of Social Systems  Hannes Bergthaller  10.Risk Theory  Benjamin Bühler 11.Cultural Ecology  Hubert Zapf  Part III: Environmental History in Germany  12.Thinking the Disaster: A Historical Approach  Francois Walter 13.Industrial Pollution in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries  Martin Bemmann 14.Cultural Landscapes in Germany – Continuities, Ruptures, and Stewardship  Werner Konold 15.Environmentalism in Germany since 1900: An Overview  Richard Hölzl 16.History of Substances  Jens Soentgen  Part IV: Ecocritical Case Studies of German Literature  17.From Baroque Pastoral to the Idyll  Jakob Heller 18.German Ecopoetry  Axel Goodbody 19.Elemental Poetics: Material Agency in Contemporary German Poetry  Evi Zemanek 20.Grimms’ Fairy Tales and Their Impact on Christa Wolf’s Störfall Urte Stobbe 21.German Cold War Bunker Narratives  Wolfgang Lückel 22.Climate Change Fiction and Ecothrillers  Gabriele Dürbeck  Part V: Ecological Visions in Painting, Music, Film, and Land Art  23.The Perception of German Landscapes  Nils Büttner 24.Beethoven’s Natures  Aaron S. Allen 25.Visions of Nature and Ecological Thought in German Feature Films  Matthias Hurst 26.American Land Art and Ecological Landscape Aesthetics in Europe  Udo Weilacher","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040655606103,"sku":"9781498514927","price":101.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecological-thought-in-german-literature-and-culture-9781498514927","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}