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Ekokritika
Ecocriticism

Intersections of literature, environment and culture

Author(s): Tereza Dědinová, Petr Bubeníček
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Human Ecology, Sociology of Culture, Environmental interactions
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: ecocriticism; five waves of ecocriticism; literature and nature; interconnectedness; hyperobject; transcorporeality; dualism; environmental justice

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive view of ecocriticism, utilizing the metaphor of waves to depict its development and reflect on changes in its key concepts, milestones and methodological approaches. This relatively young, interdisciplinary discipline enhances literary research by seeking to understand the complex relationship between literature, nature and the environment. It transforms ways of reading literary texts by setting them in environmental contexts, addressing their ecological dimension, exploring and subverting dualism.

  • Issue Year: 71/2023
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 711-743
  • Page Count: 33
  • Language: Czech
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