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New Nature Writing in the Anthropocene

A new perspective on the field of nature writing.

By examining the relation of new nature writing to questions such as politics and activism, deep time and hybridity in the Anthropocene, this book offers a distinct and original contribution to the field.  It focuses on the writers’ most recently published texts, several of which date from 2020 or later, and it contributes to the broader debate on the role contemporary literature can play in the Anthropocene. Chapter focuses include literary context and history, the sociohistorical and socioeconomic context, language and border crossings, and hybrid representations and ideas of nature. 


300 pages | 5.51 x 8.86 | © 2026

Literature and Literary Criticism: American and Canadian Literature


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Table of Contents

Abstract//Introduction// Chapter One: Literary Context and History: Genres and Influences//Chapter Two: Sociohistorical and Socioeconomic Context// Chapter Three: Theories of Enchantment in the Anthropocene//Chapter Four: Language and Border Crossings: Narrative Strategies// Chapter Five: Hybrid Representations and Ideas of Nature// Chapter Six: Place, Land and Time: Towards a Perspective beyond the Human//Conclusion//Bibliography //Appendix: Interview with Kathleen Jamie, November 2018 //

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