Feminist Ecocriticism: Environment, Women, and Literature

by Douglas A. Vakoch

Book Overview

Feminist Ecocriticism examines the interplay of women and nature as seen through literary theory and criticism, drawing on insights from such diverse fields as chaos theory and psychoanalysis, while examining genres ranging from nineteenth-century sentimental literature to contemporary science fiction. The book explores the central claim of ecofeminism--that there is a connection between environmental degradation and the subordination of women--with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073917682X
• ISBN13: 9780739176825
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher