The Ecology of Wonder in Romantic and Postmodern Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book traces the aesthetic of wonder from the romantic period through contemporary philosophy and literature, arguing for its relevance to ecological consciousness. Most ecocritical scholarship tends to overshadow discussions of wonder with the sublime, failing to treat these two aesthetic categories as distinct. As a result, contemporary scholarship has conflated wonder and the sublime and ultimately lost the nuances that these two concepts conjure for readers and thinkers. Economides illuminates important differences between these aesthetics, particularly their negotiation of issues relevant to gender-based and environmental politics. In turn, readers can utilize the concept of wonder as an open-ended, non-violent framework in contrast to the ethos of domination that often surrounds the sublime.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Louise Economides
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	214
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-48262-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
LSN:	1-137-48262-1
Barcode:	9781137482624

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