“Nature, thou art my goddess”—Edmund’s bold assertion in King
Lear could easily inspire and, at the same time, function as a
lamentation of the inadequate respect of nature in culture. In this
volume, international experts provide multidisciplinary exploration of
the insubordinate representations of nature in modern and contemporary
literature and art. The work foregrounds the need to reassess how
nature is already, and has been for a while, striking back against
human domination. From the perspective of literary studies, art,
history, media studies, ethics and philosophy, and ethnology and
anthropology, Avenging Nature highlights the need of assessing
insurgent discourses that—converging with counter-discourses of
race, gender or class—realize the empowerment of nature from its
subaltern position. Acknowledging the argument that cultural
representations of nature establish a relationship of domination and
exploitation of human discourse over nonhuman reality and that, in
consequence, our regard for nature as humanist critics is instrumental
and anthropocentric, the present volume advocates for the view that
the time has come to finally perceive nature’s vengeance and to
critically probe into nature’s ongoing revenge against the
exploitation of culture.
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The Role of Nature in Modern and Contemporary Art and Literature
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9798881880897
Publisert
2025
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury USA
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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