This book explores how American literature engages with the climate. By dissecting the cultural roots of American climate discourses, the book at once allows for a better understanding of the polarized reception of the findings of climate science and offers a fresh perspective on classic American texts.
This book explores how American literature engages with the climate. By dissecting the cultural roots of American climate discourses, the book at once allows for a better understanding of the polarized reception of the findings of climate science and offers a fresh perspective on classic American texts.
Produktdetails
Produktdetails
Cambridge Themes in American Literature and Culture
Introduction Michael Boyden Part I. Climate and its Discontents: 1. The climate history of North America Dagomar Degroot 2. Climate theories Lauren LaFauci 3. Climate and civilization David N. Livingstone 4. Climate and race Susan Scott Parrish Part II. American Literary Climates: 5. Climate and American Indian literature Amy Hamilton 6. Colonial climates Michael Boyden 7. The degeneration thesis Timothy Sweet 8. The state of the air in post-revolutionary America Julia Dauer 9. The higher latitudes of the American renaissance Andrew McMurry 10. Climate and the American west Sylvan Goldberg 11. Fictions of health after miasma Don James McLaughlin 12. Naturalism, regionalism, and climate (In)determinism Lynn Wardley 13. American modernisms and climatology Matthew Griffiths 14. Postmodern climates David Watson 15. Frontiers of a shrinking world: recent American climate fiction Sarah Dimick Part III. New Lines of Inquiry: 16. Climate and the environmental humanities Michael Ziser 17. The anthropocenic sublime: a critique Jean-Baptiste Fressoz 18. Climate and the new materialisms Hannes Bergthaller 19. A match made in hell: climate change and neoliberalism Christian Parenti Bibliography Index.
Introduction Michael Boyden Part I. Climate and its Discontents: 1. The climate history of North America Dagomar Degroot 2. Climate theories Lauren LaFauci 3. Climate and civilization David N. Livingstone 4. Climate and race Susan Scott Parrish Part II. American Literary Climates: 5. Climate and American Indian literature Amy Hamilton 6. Colonial climates Michael Boyden 7. The degeneration thesis Timothy Sweet 8. The state of the air in post-revolutionary America Julia Dauer 9. The higher latitudes of the American renaissance Andrew McMurry 10. Climate and the American west Sylvan Goldberg 11. Fictions of health after miasma Don James McLaughlin 12. Naturalism, regionalism, and climate (In)determinism Lynn Wardley 13. American modernisms and climatology Matthew Griffiths 14. Postmodern climates David Watson 15. Frontiers of a shrinking world: recent American climate fiction Sarah Dimick Part III. New Lines of Inquiry: 16. Climate and the environmental humanities Michael Ziser 17. The anthropocenic sublime: a critique Jean-Baptiste Fressoz 18. Climate and the new materialisms Hannes Bergthaller 19. A match made in hell: climate change and neoliberalism Christian Parenti Bibliography Index.
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