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Portuguese Literature and the Environment explores the relationship
between Portuguese literature and the environment from Medieval
times to the present. From the centrality of nature in Medieval
poetry, through the bucolic verse of the Renaissance, all the way
to the Romantic and post-Romantic nostalgia for a pristine natural
or rural landscape under threat in the wake of industrialization,
Portuguese literature has frequently reflected on the connection
between humans and the natural world. More recently, the
postcolonial turn in contemporary literature has highlighted the
contrast between the environment of the former colonies and that of
Portugal. Contributors to the collection examine how Portuguese
writers engage with the environment and have incorporated nature in
their texts not only to prompt social, political or philosophical
reflections on human society, but also as a way to learn from
non-humans. The book is organized into three sections. The first
explores the relationship between Portuguese philosophy,
historiography, culture, and environmental issues. The second
section discusses the link between literary texts and the
environment from the Renaissance to 1900. The final section
analyzes the connection between literary movements or specific
authors and environmental change from 1900 to today. Scholars of
literature, Latin American studies, literature, and environmental
studies will find this volume especially useful.
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