| Ecocritical Approaches to Italian Culture and Literature: The Denatured Wild Contributor(s): Verdicchio, Pasquale (Editor), Ardeni, Viola (Contribution by), Lollini, Massimo (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1498518877 ISBN-13: 9781498518871 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $97.02 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - Italian - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 850.936 |
| LCCN: 2016025314 |
| Series: Ecocritical Theory and Practice |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays in this volume provide a theorization of what we might call the "denatured" wild, in other words a notion of environmental "restoration" or "reinhabitation" that recognizes and reconfigures the human factor as an interdependent entity. Acknowledging the contributions of Marco Armerio, Serenella Iovino, Giovanna Ricoveri, Patrick Barron and Anna Re among others, Ecocritical Approaches to Italian Culture and Literature: The Denatured Wild negotiates the ground within the historicizing, theoretical perspectives, and surveying spirit of these writers. Despite the central role that nature has played in Italian culture and literature, there has been an evident lack of critical approaches free of the bridles of the socio-political manipulations of nationalism. The authors in this collection, by recognizing the groundbreaking work of many non-Italian ecocritics, challenge the narrowly defined conventions of Italian Studies and illuminates the complexities of an Italian ecocriticism that reveals a rich environmentally engaged literary and cultural tradition. |