Ecology and modern Scottish literature / Louisa Gairn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gairn, Louisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology in literature.

English literature--Scottish authors--History and criticism.

English literature.

Scottish literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Scottish literature.

Scottish literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a provocative and timely reconsideration of modern Scottish literature in the light of ecological thought. Louisa Gairn demonstrates how successive generations of Scottish writers have both reflected on and contributed to the development of international ecological theory and philosophy. Provocative re-readings of works by authors including Robert Louis Stevenson, John Muir, Nan Shepherd, John Burnside, Kathleen Jamie and George Mackay Brown demonstrate the significance of ecological thought across the spectrum of Scottish literary culture. This book traces the influence of

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction: Re-Mapping Modern Scottish Literature; 1. Feelings for Nature in Victorian Scotland; 2. Strange Lands; 3. Local and Global Outlooks; 4. Dear Green Places; 5. Lines of Defence; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-5344-9

1-281-78581-4

9786611785819

0-7486-3198-4

OCLC:

235993092