Apocalyptic ecologies: from creation to doom in Middle English literature
"In Apocalyptic Ecologies, Shannon Gayk traces the catastrophic edges of thought and writing from medieval England. As Gayk reminds us, the century leading up to the English Reformation saw a series of devastating ecological catastrophes, from floods to fires, from droughts to storms, from plag...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
2024
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2024 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Μέση Αγγλική
/ Λογοτεχνία (μοτιβο)
/ Περιβαλλοντική ζημία (Μοτίβο)
/ Τέλος του κόσμου (μοτίβο) (Μοτίβο)
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
LITERARY CRITICISM / Στρατηγός
B English literature Middle English, 1100-1500 History and criticism B Ecology in literature B Littérature anglaise - 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) - Histoire et critique B Environmental degradation in literature B Fin du monde dans la littérature B Apocalypse in literature |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | "In Apocalyptic Ecologies, Shannon Gayk traces the catastrophic edges of thought and writing from medieval England. As Gayk reminds us, the century leading up to the English Reformation saw a series of devastating ecological catastrophes, from floods to fires, from droughts to storms, from plagues to famine. Gayk shows how premodern writers represented eco-catastrophes in a variety of texts-in biblical drama and sermons, in apocryphal writings, lyrics, and in more familiar poems like Cleanness and Piers Plowman. By analyzing how these medieval writers coped with and depicted disasters, we can better reflect on how these kinds of texts can help us to confront our own uncertain present-and future. It will be the first book to excavate the premodern English roots of how apocalyptic discourse shapes the environmental imagination, provoking ecological awareness and care. It will be read by a wide range of scholars, including those in literary ecocriticism, religious studies, and the environmental humanities more broadly"-- |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 1 Online-Ressource, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-83762-8 |
