Ecological Thought in German Literature and Culture (eBook)

Gabriele Duerbeck, Urte Stobbe, Hubert Zapf, Evi Zemanek (Herausgeber)

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2017
484 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-1493-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume surveys the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought from the age of Goethe to the present. In a broad spectrum of essays from different periods, disciplines, and genres, it conveys both the uniqueness and the transnational significance of German ecological thought.

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The volume offers a survey of the contribution of German literature and culture to the evolution of ecological thought. As the field of ecocritical theory and practice is rapidly expanding towards transnational and global dimensions, it seems nevertheless necessary to consider the distinct manifestations of ecological thought in various cultures. In this sense, the volume demonstrates in twenty-six essays from different disciplines how German literature, philosophy, art, and science have contributed in unique ways to the emergence of ecological thought on national and transnational scale. The volume maps the most important and characteristic of these developments both on a theoretical and on a textual-analytical level. It is structured in five parts ranging from proto-ecological thought since early modern times (part I) to major theoretical approaches (part II), environmental history (part III), and ecocritical case studies (part IV), to ecological visions in different media and art forms (part V). The four editors have widely published and are actively involved in ecocritical literary and cultural studies. The group of editors consists of two scholars of German literature and cultural studies, Gabriele Duerbeck and Urte Stobbe (both University of Vechta), a scholar in German and comparative literature, Evi Zemanek (University of Freiburg), as well as a scholar of Anglo-American ecoliterature and ecocriticism, Hubert Zapf. All of them are involved in various projects and research networks on ecology and literature. The contributors of the individual chapters likewise are all experts in their respective fields, ranging from German literature, history, environmental studies, art history, music and art. The book is a unique and readily accessible collection of essays that is of relevance not only for a German and continental European but for a worldwide audience.

Autor

Gabriele Dürbeck is professor of literature and cultural studies at University of Vechta.Urte Stobbe is postdoctoral fellow and lecturer in the field of German literature and linguistic at University of Vechta.Hubert Zapf is professor of American literature and co-director of environmental humanities research at the University of Augsburg.Evi Zemanek is associate professor of German literature and interart studies at the University of Freiburg.

Inhalt

Gabriele Dürbeck, Urte Stobbe, Hubert Zapf, and Evi ZemanekCultural History of the Four Elements Anke KramerGoethe’s Concept of Nature: Proto-Ecological ModelHeather SullivanNature, Language, and Religion: Herder and BeyondKate RigbyPoet and Philosopher: Novalis and Schelling on Nature and Matter Berbeli Wanning Alexander von Humboldt as Ecologist Caroline Schaumann Heidegger’s Ecological Criticism Silvio ViettaEcocriticism and the Frankfurt School Timo MüllerThe Ethics and Aesthetics of Landscapes Angelika KrebsNiklas Luhmann’s Theory of Social Systems Hannes Bergthaller Risk Theory Benjamin BühlerCultural Ecology Hubert ZapfThinking the Disaster: A Historical Approach Francois WalterIndustrial Pollution in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Martin BemmannCultural Landscapes in Germany – Continuities, Ruptures, and Stewardship Werner KonoldEnvironmentalism in Germany since 1900: An Overview Richard HölzlHistory of Substances Jens Soentgen From Baroque Pastoral to the Idyll Jakob HellerGerman Ecopoetry Axel GoodbodyElemental Poetics: Material Agency in Contemporary German Poetry Evi ZemanekGrimms’ Fairy Tales and Their Impact on Christa Wolf’s StörfallUrte StobbeGerman Cold War Bunker Narratives Wolfgang LückelClimate Change Fiction and Ecothrillers Gabriele DürbeckThe Perception of German Landscapes Nils BüttnerBeethoven’s Natures Aaron S. AllenVisions of Nature and Ecological Thought in German Feature Films Matthias HurstAmerican Land Art and Ecological Landscape Aesthetics in Europe Udo Weilacher

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.10.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Ecocritical Theory and Practice
• Co-Autor: Aaron S. Allen, Werner Konold, Anke Kramer, Angelika Krebs, Wolfgang Lueckel, Timo Muller, Kate Rigby, Caroline Schaumann, Jens Soentgen, Heather I. Sullivan, Silvio Vietta, Martin Bemmann, Francois Walter, Berbeli Wanning, Udo Weilacher, Hannes Bergthaller, Benjamin Buhler, Nils Buttner, Axel Goodbody, Jakob Christoph Heller, Richard Holzl, Matthias Hurst
• Zusatzinfo: 29 Illustrations including: - 28 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: anthropogenic catastrophes • climate change • Cultural Ecology • eco-art • ecocritical theory • Ecocriticism • eco-genres • Eco-poetry • Environmental history • Environmental Literature • German Culture • German Literature • German writers • Natural Catastrophes
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-1493-6 / 1498514936
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-1493-4 / 9781498514934