Routledge Ecocriticism and the Sense of Place - Book

Explore the complex relationship between environmental writing and our changing world with Ecocriticism and the Sense of Place. Part of the Routledge Environmental Literature, Culture and Media series, this book investigates how ideas of place are negotiated, contested, and refigured in literature at the turn of the twenty-first century. This work uses the concept of place to examine the socio-political and environmental pressures that have impacted our environments since the start of modernity. By analyzing various literary representations of place from a global perspective, the text examines both the negative effects of these pressures and the potential solutions offered as an antidote. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how environmental writing addresses the multilayered nature of our surroundings. It is an essential resource for those studying anthropology, sociology, and environmental literature, providing a scholarly look at how humans relate to and represent the world around them.