Ecocritical Approaches to Literature in French

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Av Douglas L. Boudreau, Marnie M. Sullivan

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Ecocriticism is a critical approach that focuses on the representation in literature of the non-human elements of the natural world, a method of inquiry that has been largely limited to literature written in English. The aim of Ecocritical Approaches to Literature in French is twofold: to introduce ecocriticism to scholars of French-language literature, and to open ecocriticism to the vision and voices of French literature.The chapters look at work not only from France, but also from North America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The discussions include fiction, poetry, film and pedagogy. The goal of the collection is to demonstrate not only the applicability of ecocritical inquiry to literature in French, but to demonstrate the possibilities of ecocritical theory on the study of French literature, and also for ecocriticism itself. This collection will be a useful resource both for scholars of French-language literature and also for ecocritics who may have had only limited contact with literatures in languages other than English.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-12-24
Mått157 x 237 x 20 mm
Vikt445 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEcocritical Theory and Practice
Antal sidor220
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498517317

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IntroductionDouglas L. Boudreau and Marnie M. Sullivan Chapter 1: French Ecological Fiction in the ClassroomRoland Racevskis Chapter 2: George Sand’s réalisme vert: Towards an Ecocritical Reading of Le meunier d’AngibaultAnnie K. Smart Chapter 3: The Deep Ecology of “Evil:” Baudelaire and HolismJames WhitlarkChapter 4: Acadia as Habitat: Environment and Identity in the Work of Antonine MailletDouglas L. Boudreau Chapter 5 : Ecocritical Pedagogy for Teaching Mariama Bâ’s Une si longue lettre and Le Chant EcarlateMarnie M. SullivanChapter 6: An Ecological Identity: Poetics, Nature, and Identity in L’esclave vieil homme et le molosseNathan GermainChapter 7: Waste Treatment: Resource Recovery in The Gleaners and I and La ClôtureLaura Call Chapter 8: An Eco-critical Reading of J.-C. Rufin’s Le Parfum d’AdamGilles Mossière AfterwordDouglas L. Boudreau and Marnie M. Sullivan About the ContributorsIndex

Boudreau and Sullivan, hearkening to Stephanie Posthumus as the foremost proponent of French ecocriticism, highlight ‘the importance of the language of expression in writing about nature’. The editors’ meditations on treating works as French or francophone draw attention to the value of inclusivity and broadened thinking for a volume that takes inspiration from French interest in inhabited environments. . . .The volume, which is enhanced by the granularity of its nine-page index, ultimately succeeds in offering assorted food for thought about utilizing ecocriticism to enrich our understanding of connections between cultural production and ecological conditions in diverse environments.