The Environmental Imaginary in Brazilian Poetry and Art by M. McNee (English) Pa

Description: The Environmental Imaginary in Brazilian Poetry and Art by M. McNee This study contributes to ongoing discussions on the connections between the environmental imaginary and issues of identity, place and nation. Utilizing a delimited ecocritical approach, McNee puts Brazilian culture, through the work of contemporary poets and visual artists, into a broader, transnational dialogue. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This study contributes to ongoing discussions on the connections between the environmental imaginary and issues of identity, place and nation. Utilizing a delimited ecocritical approach, McNee puts Brazilian culture, through the work of contemporary poets and visual artists, into a broader, transnational dialogue. Author Biography Malcolm K. McNee is an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Smith College, USA. Table of Contents Introduction: Land that Seemed to Us Quite Vast 1. Ecopoetry and Earth Art: Theoretical Orientations and Brazilian Inflections 2. Manoel de Barros and Astrid Cabral: Between Backyard Swamps and the Cosmos 3. Sérgio Medeiros and Josely Vianna Baptista: Meta-Landscape and the (Re)Turn of the Native 4. Frans Krajcberg and Bené Fonteles: Art, Anti-Art, and Environmentalist Engagement 5. Lia do Rio and Nuno Ramos: The Art of Nature Estranged Epilogue: Notes from the Creative Margins of Rio+20 Review "The core chapters will certainly serve as useful critical companions to graduate and undergraduate courses on literature, visual art, and landscape seeking a diversity of global perspectives. … The Environmental Imaginary also makes an important contribution to the burgeoning field of the environmental humanities by questioning the very terms in which current debates over development, climate change, and the value of the human and the more-than-human are carried out." (Darien Lamen, Luso-Brazilian Revie, Vol. 53 (2), Winter, 2016) Promotional Springer Book Archives Review Quote "The core chapters will certainly serve as useful critical companions to graduate and undergraduate courses on literature, visual art, and landscape seeking a diversity of global perspectives. ... The Environmental Imaginary also makes an important contribution to the burgeoning field of the environmental humanities by questioning the very terms in which current debates over development, climate change, and the value of the human and the more-than-human are carried out." (Darien Lamen, Luso-Brazilian Revie, Vol. 53 (2), Winter, 2016) Details ISBN1349481521 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-10 1349481521 ISBN-13 9781349481521 Format Paperback Language English Media Book DEWEY 704.03 Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-07-10 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 191 Edition 1st UK Release Date 2014-07-10 AU Release Date 2014-07-10 NZ Release Date 2014-07-10 Illustrations 15 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 191 p. 15 illus. Author M. McNee Edition Description 1st ed. 2014 Series Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment Alternative 9781137386144 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99144309;

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