First book-length ecocritical study of Cold War American literature
Compelling analyses of the function and representation of Nature in
a wide range of Cold War fiction and poetry by authors including
Paul Bowles, J. D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Mary
McCarthy reveals the prevalence of portrayals of Nature as an
infinite, interdependent system in American literature written
between 1945 and 1971. Daw astutely highlights the Cold War's often
overlooked role in environmental history and argues that Rachel
Carson's Silent Spring (1962) can be considered as part of a trend
of increasingly ecological depictions of Nature in literature
written after 1945. By exploring the most recent developments in
the field of ecocriticism, the book is embedded within current
ecocritical debates concerning the Anthropocene and anthropogenic
climate change. Key Features Contains five case studies of six Cold
War writers: Paul Bowles, Peggy Pond Church, J. D. Salinger, Jack
Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Mary McCarthy Offers an in-depth
exploration of the influences behind each writer's presentation of
Nature Shows the Cold War to be a time of seismic change in the
human's relationship to the environment, and demonstrates the
degree to which this inflects Cold War literature Engages with the
most recent developments in the field of ecocriticism, which drive
the study's analytical methodology and embed the book within
current ecocritical debates
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