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The first collection in twenty years of essays on Robinson Jeffers,
one of the great American poets of the twentieth century, this work
signals the sea change in Jeffers scholarship, as well as the
increasing breadth and depth of criticism of the literature of the
American West. The essays assembled here highlight issues and
theories critical to Jeffers studies, among them the advance of
ecocriticism, the reimagining of regionalism as place studies, the
continuing development of cultural studies and the new historicism,
the increasingly poignant vector of science and literature, the new
formalism, particularly as it pertains to narrative verse, and the
glaring omission of feminist analysis in Jeffers scholarship.
Jeffers has always appealed to a wider audience than many
twentieth-century poets, and this book will speak to that general
readership as well as to scholars and students.
This lively collection of essays explores the vital role of beauty
in the human experience of place, interactions with other species,
and contemplation of our own embodied lives. Devoting attention to
themes such as global climate change, animal subjectivity,
environmental justice and activism, and human moral responsibility
for the environment, these contributions demonstrate that beauty is
not only a meaningful dimension of our experience, but also a
powerful strategy for inspiring cultural transformation. Taken as a
whole, they underscore the ongoing relevance of aesthetics to the
ecocritical project and the concern for beauty that motivates
effective social and political engagement.
This lively collection of essays explores the vital role of beauty
in the human experience of place, interactions with other species,
and contemplation of our own embodied lives. Devoting attention to
themes such as global climate change, animal subjectivity,
environmental justice and activism, and human moral responsibility
for the environment, these contributions demonstrate that beauty is
not only a meaningful dimension of our experience, but also a
powerful strategy for inspiring cultural transformation. Taken as a
whole, they underscore the ongoing relevance of aesthetics to the
ecocritical project and the concern for beauty that motivates
effective social and political engagement.
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