Anthropocene Reading: Literary History in Geologic Times

Book Overview

Few terms have garnered more attention recently in the sciences, humanities, and public sphere than the Anthropocene, the proposed epoch in which a human "signature" appears in the lithostratigraphic record. Anthropocene Reading considers the implications of this concept for literary history and critical method.

Entering into conversation with geologists and geographers, this volume reinterprets the cultural past in relation to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271078723
• ISBN13: 9780271078724
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"