A history of Irish literature and the environment / edited by Malcolm Sen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sen, Malcolm, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English literature.

Ecology in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 438 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

From Gaelic annals and medieval poetry to contemporary Irish literature, A History of Irish Literature and the Environment examines the connections between the Irish environment and Irish literary culture. Themes such as Ireland's island ecology, the ecological history of colonial-era plantation and deforestation, the Great Famine, cultural attitudes towards animals and towards the land, the postcolonial politics of food and energy generation, and the Covid-19 pandemic - this book shows how these factors determine not only a history of the Irish environment but also provide fresh perspectives from which to understand and analyze Irish literature. An international team of contributors provides a comprehensive analysis of Irish literature to show how the literary has always been deeply engaged with environmental questions in Ireland, a crucial new perspective in an age of climate crisis. A History of Irish Literature and the Environment reveals the socio-cultural, racial, and gendered aspects embedded in questions of the Irish environment.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jul 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108780322 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.