Ecological Literature and the Critique of Anthropocentrism

This book is an analysis of literary texts that question, critique, or subvert anthropocentrism, the notion that the universe and everything in it exists for humans. Bryan Moore examines ancient Greek and Roman texts; medieval to twentieth-century European texts; eighteenth-century French philosophy; early to contemporary American texts and poetry; and science fiction to demonstrate a historical basis for the questioning of anthropocentrism and contemplation of responsible environmental stewardship in the twenty-first century and beyond.

Ecological Literature and the Critique of Anthropocentrism  is essential reading for ecocritics and ecofeminists. It will also be useful for researchers interested in the relationship between science and literature, environmental philosophy, and literature in general.

• Ecocriticism
• Anthropocentrism
• Role of Environment in Literature
• Ecocriticism and Romanticism
• Environment in 21st Century American Literature
• American transcendental literature
• Science Fiction and the Environment
• Classical Literature and the Environment

• Department of English, Philosophy, and World Languages, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, USA

  Bryan L. Moore

Bryan L. Moore is Professor of English at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas where he lives with his wife and children. He is the author of Ecology and Literature: Ecocentric Personification from Antiquity to the Twenty-first Century (Palgrave 2008) as well as many articles.