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 plantatio...

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Other Authors:	Sen, Malcolm ca. 20./21. Jh (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2022
Subjects:	Geschichte English literature / Irish authors / History and criticism Ecology in literature Literatur Umwelt > Motiv Englisch Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
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
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jul 2022)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 438 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781108780322
DOI:	10.1017/9781108780322