The Future of Environmental Criticism: Environmental Crisis and Literary Imagination

Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism, this manifesto provides a critical summary of the ecocritical movement.

• A critical summary of the emerging discipline of "ecocriticism".
• Written by one of the world's leading theorists in ecocriticism.
• Traces the history of the ecocritical movement from its roots in the 1970s through to its diversification and proliferation today.
• Takes account of different ecocritical positions and directions.
• Describes major tensions within ecocriticism and addresses major criticisms of the movement.
• Looks to the future of ecocriticism, proposing that discourses of the environment should become a permanent part of literary and cultural studies.