Ecocriticism: The Essential Reader

"Ecocriticism: The Essential Reader Ecocriticism: The Essential Reader charts the growth of this important field. The first-wave Ecocriticism section focuses on key readings from the 1960s to the 1990s. The second-wave Ecocriticism section goes on to consider a range of exciting contemporary trends, including environmental justice, aesthetics and philosophy, and globalization. Readings include the work of: - Raymond Williams - Jonathan Bate - Timothy Morton - Ursula Heise - Lawrence Buell - Kate Soper - Cary Wolfe - Kate Rigby. Containing seminal, representative, and contemporary work in the field, this volume and the editorial commentary is designed for use on both undergraduate and postgraduate ecocritical literature courses"--