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The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature
and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of
ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards
transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless
necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological
thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates
in twenty-six essays from different disciplines how German
literature, philosophy, art, and science have contributed in unique
ways to the emergence of ecological thought on national and
transnational scale. The volume maps the most important and
characteristic of these developments both on a theoretical and on a
textual-analytical level. It is structured in five parts ranging
from proto-ecological thought since early modern times (part I) to
major theoretical approaches (part II), environmental history (part
III), and ecocritical case studies (part IV), to ecological visions
in different media and art forms (part V). The four editors have
widely published and are actively involved in ecocritical literary
and cultural studies. The group of editors consists of two scholars
of German literature and cultural studies, Gabriele Duerbeck and
Urte Stobbe (both University of Vechta), a scholar in German and
comparative literature, Evi Zemanek (University of Freiburg), as
well as a scholar of Anglo-American ecoliterature and ecocriticism,
Hubert Zapf. All of them are involved in various projects and
research networks on ecology and literature. The contributors of
the individual chapters likewise are all experts in their
respective fields, ranging from German literature, history,
environmental studies, art history, music and art. The book is a
unique and readily accessible collection of essays that is of
relevance not only for a German and continental European but for a
worldwide audience.
Anticipatory Environmental (Hi)Stories from Antiquity to the
Anthropocene studies the interplay of environmental perception and
the way societies throughout history have imagined the future state
of "nature" and the environments in which coming generations would
live. What sorts of knowledge were and are involved in outlining
future environments? What kinds of texts and narrative strategies
were and are developed and modified over time? How did and do
scenarios and narratives of the past shape (hi)stories of the
future? This book answers these questions from a diachronic as well
as a cross-cultural perspective. It offers an overview of
anticipatory environmental (hi)stories and seeks the historical
roots of the imagined, emergent worlds of the Anthropocene. By
looking at a diverse range of historical evidence that transcends
stereotypical utopian and dystopian visions and allows for nuanced
insights beyond the dichotomous reservoir of pastoral motifs and
apocalyptic narratives, the contributors illustrate the
multifaceted character of environmental anticipation across the
ages.
The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature
and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of
ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards
transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless
necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological
thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates
in twenty-six essays from different disciplines how German
literature, philosophy, art, and science have contributed in unique
ways to the emergence of ecological thought on national and
transnational scale. The volume maps the most important and
characteristic of these developments both on a theoretical and on a
textual-analytical level. It is structured in five parts ranging
from proto-ecological thought since early modern times (part I) to
major theoretical approaches (part II), environmental history (part
III), and ecocritical case studies (part IV), to ecological visions
in different media and art forms (part V). The four editors have
widely published and are actively involved in ecocritical literary
and cultural studies. The group of editors consists of two scholars
of German literature and cultural studies, Gabriele Duerbeck and
Urte Stobbe (both University of Vechta), a scholar in German and
comparative literature, Evi Zemanek (University of Freiburg), as
well as a scholar of Anglo-American ecoliterature and ecocriticism,
Hubert Zapf. All of them are involved in various projects and
research networks on ecology and literature. The contributors of
the individual chapters likewise are all experts in their
respective fields, ranging from German literature, history,
environmental studies, art history, music and art. The book is a
unique and readily accessible collection of essays that is of
relevance not only for a German and continental European but for a
worldwide audience.
- Prinzip und Praxis des Vergleichens im Spannungsfeld neuer
kulturwissenschaftlicher und medientheoretischer Ansatze: Vergleich
zwischen Literaturen und anderen Kunsten - Revision, klassischer'
Forschungsfelder wie Stoff-, Motiv- und Einflussforschung mithilfe
neuerer Theorien zu Intertextualitat und Intermedialitat -
Historische und systematische Modelle fur eine transnationale
Literaturgeschichte - Schlaglichter auf Spezialgebiete wie
Ubersetzungstheorie und komparative Linguistik - Tipps fur
komparatistische Lekturen, Recherchen und Hausarbeiten"
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