The recurrent green universe of John Fowles / Thomas M. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Thomas M., 1978-

Series:

Nature, culture and literature ; 1.

Nature, culture and literature ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature in literature.

Fowles, John, 1926-2005--Criticism and interpretation.

Fowles, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ecocriticism is the emerging academic field which explores nature writing and ecological themes in all literature. Thomas M. Wilson's book is the first to consider the work of one of the most critically acclaimed and generally popular post-war English writers from an ecocritical perspective. Fowles is best known as a novelist and author of such works as The Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman and Daniel Martin. Going beyond the fiction, this book also examines the many profound reflections on the natural world found in his essays, poems and his recently published Journals. John Fowles' writings have cast light on the ways we perceive the natural world, from curious scientific observer to Wordsworthian lover of natural places, as well as many other important and, at this time, crucial themes. This volume will be of interest to critics and readers of contemporary fiction, but most of all, to anyone curious about their place in the recurrent green universe that is our earth.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Individuals: Sacred Combes and Islands

Chapter 2: Our Membership in the Community of Nature

Chapter 3: Pastoral: Down from the Hills of Greece, into the Combes of Devon

Chapter 4: Nature Loved and Lost: Emotional Dynamics in Daniel Martin

Chapter 5: Nature Discovered: The Scientific Outlook

Chapter 6: Calmly, Nobly Triumphant: The Mystery of Wilderness

Chapter 7: Science Not the Only Avenue: Fowles' Anti-Positivism

Chapter 8: Romanticism Heals a Blinded Eye: Poetic Receptivity to Nature

Chapter 9: Treacherous Namers and Collectors

Chapter 10: Being, Being, Being: From Zen to D. H. Lawrence

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index.

ISBN:

94-012-0291-5

1-4294-6812-2

OCLC:

714567349

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401202916 DOI