The Recurrent Green Universe of John Fowles

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Rodopi, 2006 - 283페이지
Ecocriticism is the emerging academic field which explores nature writing and ecological themes in all literature. Thomas M. Wilson's book is the first to consider the work of one of the most critically acclaimed and generally popular post-war English writers from an ecocritical perspective. Fowles is best known as a novelist and author of such works as The Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman and Daniel Martin. Going beyond the fiction, this book also examines the many profound reflections on the natural world found in his essays, poems and his recently published Journals. John Fowles' writings have cast light on the ways we perceive the natural world, from curious scientific observer to Wordsworthian lover of natural places, as well as many other important and, at this time, crucial themes. This volume will be of interest to critics and readers of contemporary fiction, but most of all, to anyone curious about their place in the recurrent green universe that is our earth.
 

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Acknowledgements
7
Introduction
9
Individuals Sacred Combes and Islands
23
Our Membership in the Community of Nature
43
Pastoral Down from the Hills of Greece into the Combes of Devon
67
Nature Loved and Lost Emotional Dynamics in Daniel Martin
103
Nature Discovered The Scientific Outlook
131
Calmly Nobly Triumphant The Mystery of Wilderness
153
Science Not the Only Avenue Fowles AntiPositivism
171
Romanticism Heals a Blinded Eye Poetic Receptivity to Nature
187
Treacherous Namers and Collectors
207
Being Being Being From Zen to D H Lawrence
233
Conclusions
259
Bibliography
269
Index
279
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Thomas M. Wilson lives in Perth, Western Australia, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia. He writes ecocriticism and has been published in journals such as Organization and Environment, and ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. More information about the author is available at www.tmwilson.org.

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