Ecocriticism (the — New Critical Idiom)

: Analyzes the idealization of nature versus the concept of "untouched" wild spaces.

The New Critical Idiom - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press

This guide outlines , a cornerstone text in The New Critical Idiom series by Routledge . Now in its third edition (2023), the book serves as an accessible introduction to how literature and culture imagine the relationship between humans and the environment. Core Concepts & Structure Ecocriticism (The New Critical Idiom)

: A new chapter in the third edition that explores Indigenous ecological relations and critiques "ecological Indigeneity".

: A dedicated look at animal studies and the boundaries between human and non-human life. : Analyzes the idealization of nature versus the

: Investigates the rhetoric of environmental crisis, from Rachel Carson's Silent Spring to modern climate models.

: Examines how we "inhabit" the world and the philosophical shifts from anthropocentrism (human-centered) to ecocentrism (nature-centered). Key Features for Students Core Concepts & Structure : A new chapter

Garrard organizes the field through key "tropes" or concepts that have historically shaped environmental thought: