The Environmental Tradition in English Literature

Drawing upon the English literary tradition for new perspectives and paradigms, this collection presents a broad range of theoretical and historical approaches to ecocriticism. The first section of the volume offers different theoretical frameworks for ecocritical work, encompassing a range of socio-political, post-modern and multi-disciplinary approaches. In the second section, contributors explore the ways in which ecocriticism allows us to re-think literary history.

Paul Davies is Reader in English at the University of Ulster (Coleraine) Lisa Garforth is a Graduate Researcher in the Department of Sociology at the University of York doing work on utopian and ecotopian narratives Terry Gifford is Reader in English at the University of Leeds Naomi Guttman is Assistant Professor of English at Hamilton College (USA) and a practising poet Dominic Head is a Reader in the School of English at the University of Central England Bennett Huffman is Postgraduate Researcher and Tutor at the University of Liverpool, and has been a Lecturer of English at John Moores University, Liverpool. Andy Jurgis is Development Officer in Liverpool for the WEA Cheshire, Merseyside, and West Lancashire District and tutors in literature. He also lectures in literature for the University of Liverpool Continuing Education Centre Richard Kerridge is Senior Lecturer in English at Bath Spa University College Diane McColley is Professor of English at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Gavin Murray is Director of Studies in Business Administration at the Canterbury Business School John Parham is a Lecturer at the London College of Music and Media which is part of Thames Valley University Ralph Pite is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Liverpool Jo Rawlinson is a Graduate Researcher in the Department of English at the University of Central England Gillian Rudd is a Lecturer in English at the University of Liverpool Martin Ryle is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Sussex Charlotte Zoe Walker is Professor of English and Women's Studies at the State University of New York, College at Oneonta Louise Westling is Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon