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Material ecocriticism and sylvan agency in speculative fiction : the forests of the world /

"This comprehensive study of the sylvan realm in speculative fiction focuses on the conceptualization of a sylvan and arboreal agency and the interrelationship between the human and the forest. The author argues for a re-negotiation of material agency and a facilitation of an eco-sylvan awarene...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colligs, Britta Maria, 1987- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, [2024]
Subjects:
Speculative fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Trees in literature.
Trees > Effect of human beings on.
Forestry in literature.
Forests and forestry > Effect of human beings on.
Agent (Philosophy)
Ecocriticism.
Speculative fiction.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:"This comprehensive study of the sylvan realm in speculative fiction focuses on the conceptualization of a sylvan and arboreal agency and the interrelationship between the human and the forest. The author argues for a re-negotiation of material agency and a facilitation of an eco-sylvan awareness within the Anthropocene"--
Physical Description:ix, 207 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666928761
1666928763