Inscribing the environment : ecocritical approaches to medieval spanish literature /

Ecocriticism as a theoretical model has primarily been used in the study of Romantic, post-Romantic, and contemporary literary texts. Applications of the concepts to medieval literature, however, are a fairly recent phenomenon. This book examines key, canonical works from medieval Spain, showing how...

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Main Authors: Scarborough, Connie
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture; 13
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110265033
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Summary: Ecocriticism as a theoretical model has primarily been used in the study of Romantic, post-Romantic, and contemporary literary texts. Applications of the concepts to medieval literature, however, are a fairly recent phenomenon. This book examines key, canonical works from medieval Spain, showing how descriptions of the natural world in these texts are informed by both the authors perceptions of the environment and established literary models.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(viii,187pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print edition.
ISBN: 9783110265033(electronic bk.)
Index Number: PQ6060
CLC: I551.07
Contents: Frontmatter --
Table of Contents --
Note. Acknowledgment --
Introduction --
Part I Nature Untamed --
Part II Nature Tamed --
Part III Nature Stylized --
Conclusions --
Works Cited --
Illustrations --
Index.