Poetics and Politics of Place in Pastoral: International Perspectives - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 3034314183 ISBN 13: 9783034314183

Casa editrice: Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2015

Riassunto

In a time of global environmental crisis, pastoralism may seem beside the point. Yet pastoral ideals are still alive even though they often manifest themselves by ironic indirection. What can the pastoral tradition teach us about our ties to particular places?
The contributors to this volume attempt to lay the groundwork for the ongoing concern with pastoral and with its critical revision.
This volume brings together new essays that focus on painting, photography, poetry, essay, fiction and film, from the Renaissance to the present. They also take into account an astonishing variety of pastoral places, in Europe, Africa, and North America; country and city; suburbia and industrial zones.
Poetics and Politics of Place in Pastoral is not only about reassessing the past, but also provides a sense of future developments as the pastoral reinvents itself for the 21st century.

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L'autore

Bénédicte Chorier-Fryd and Charles Holdefer teach English at the University of Poitiers. Both specialize in contemporary American fiction. Holdefer is also a published novelist. Thomas Pughe teaches English at the University of Orléans. His main field is ecocriticism. The editors are founding members of a research team on the pastoral that brings together scholars from various French universities.

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• Editore: Peter Lang Pub Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3034314183
• ISBN 13: 9783034314183
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 285
• Redattore: Chorier-fryd Bndicte, Holdefer Charles, Pughe Thomas