The Ecocritical Psyche: Literature, Evolutionary Complexity and Jung

by Susan Rowland and Susan Rowland

Book Overview

The Ecocritical Psyche unites literary studies, ecocriticism, Jungian ideas, mythology and complexity evolution theory for the first time, developing the aesthetic aspect of psychology and science as deeply as it explores evolution in Shakespeare and Jane Austen.

In this book, Susan Rowland scrutinizes literature to understand how we came to treat 'nature' as separate from ourselves and encourages us to re-think what we call 'human.' By...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415550947
• ISBN13: 9780415550949
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.5"