{"product_id":"material-ecocriticism-and-sylvan-agency-in-speculative-fiction-the-forests-of-the-world-9781666928761","title":"Material Ecocriticism and Sylvan Agency in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaterial Ecocriticism and Sylvan Agency in Speculative Fiction: The Forests of the World links the examination of fictional forests and arboreal characters of speculative fiction with the literary approach of material ecocriticism and a conceptualization of a sylvan agency. Aiming to establish and situate the investigation of sylvan agency firmly within the context of material ecocriticism, this book offers a framework for reading fictional forests with an ecocritical, and particularly eco-sylvan, lens and applies it to the analysis of the sylvan realm, arboreal characters and the relationship between human characters and their fictional forests in speculative fiction. Drawing on the re-negotiation of matter and material agency, the comprehensive study of the sylvan realm establishes a sylvan and arboreal agency in speculative fiction, ranging from classics, such as J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) or Ursula Le Guin’s science-fiction novella The Word for World is Forest (1961), to contemporary texts, such as James Cameron’s Avatar (2010) or Ali Shaw’s The Trees (2016). The author argues for a re-negotiation of a sylvan agency and facilitation of an eco-sylvan awareness in times of environmental crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Forests of the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Theorising the Forest: Approaching a Sylvan and Arboreal Agency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: The Sylvan Realm and Arboreal Characters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Stepping Into the Sylvan World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: The Tree as a Diverse Motif and Ecological Symbol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Forest as a Sylvan Voice and Sylvan Agent for the Environment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Human Interaction with the Sylvan World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: The Forest as Commodity and Antagonist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: The Forest as a Dwelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: The Cultural and Environmental Significance of the Forest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Forests of the World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of Selected Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042027012439,"sku":"9781666928761","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/material-ecocriticism-and-sylvan-agency-in-speculative-fiction-the-forests-of-the-world-9781666928761","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}