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Apocalyptic ecologies : from creation to doom in Middle English literature

Gayk, Shannon Noelle, author

2024

Overview

\"In Apocalyptic Ecologies, Shannon Gayk traces the catastrophic edges of thought and writing from medieval England. As Gayk reminds us, the century leading up to the English Reformation saw a series of devastating ecological catastrophes, from floods to fires, from droughts to storms, from plagues to famine. Gayk shows how premodern writers represented eco-catastrophes in a variety of texts-in biblical drama and sermons, in apocryphal writings, lyrics, and in more familiar poems like Cleanness and Piers Plowman. By analyzing how these medieval writers coped with and depicted disasters, we can better reflect on how these kinds of texts can help us to confront our own uncertain present-and future. It will be the first book to excavate the premodern English roots of how apocalyptic discourse shapes the environmental imagination, provoking ecological awareness and care. It will be read by a wide range of scholars, including those in literary ecocriticism, religious studies, and the environmental humanities more broadly\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Subject: English literature Middle English, 1100-1500 History and criticism. / Environmental degradation in literature. / Apocalypse in literature. / Ecology in literature.
• ISBN: 9780226837604, 9780226837611

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR275.E59 G39 2024	1	BOOK	WAITINSERT