Alison Lacivita is lecturer in English at University of Colorado Denver.

A remarkable work in three areas: the field of ecocriticism, to which it contributes a huge amount of historical and bibliographic information; the practice of genetic criticism in Joyce studies; and the exploration of ecological interests, themes, allusions, arguments, and manifestations in Finnegans Wake." - Margot Norris, editor of the Norton Critical Edition of Joyce's Dubliners  "A terrifically useful study. Makes the text shimmer with new possibilities by alerting the reader to Joyce’s interest in hydro-engineering, green belts, meteorology, polar exploration, and much more." - Cheryl Temple Herr, author of Critical Regionalism and Cultural Studies  "Demonstrates the promise of an ‘urban ecological criticism’ that integrates the largely pastoral emphases of ecocritical inquiry into modernist studies." - Thomas Jackson Rice, author of Cannibal Joyce