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Dead and Alive
Smith gives a masterclass in the modern essay. In Dead and Alive, Zadie Smith once again confirms that she is among the most expert essayists of her generation . . . Even when she writs about death, disillusionment, or the absurdity of fame, “protect your consciousness,” she advises, and this book feels like an act of protection in itself – an argument for stillness, attention, and moral imagination in a distracted world. Smith has written a generous, fiercely intelligent collection that reminds us why essays matter. They keep us awake, alive, and, in Smith’s words, “just human enough to hope”
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Dead and Alive
Smith gives a masterclass in the modern essay. In Dead and Alive, Zadie Smith once again confirms that she is among the most expert essayists of her generation . . . Even when she writs about death, disillusionment, or the absurdity of fame, “protect your consciousness,” she advises, and this book feels like an act of protection in itself – an argument for stillness, attention, and moral imagination in a distracted world. Smith has written a generous, fiercely intelligent collection that reminds us why essays matter. They keep us awake, alive, and, in Smith’s words, “just human enough to hope”
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Barbara Kingsolver's World
Nature, Art, and the Twenty-First Century, Revised EditionOne of the most insightful—and prolific—of American literary scholars, Linda Wagner-Martin here offers an excellent eco-critical reading of Barbara Kingsolver’s work, written in Wagner-Martin’s lucid, accessible prose. Focusing on what she calls ‘the reciprocity between the human and the natural,’ Wagner-Martin discusses natural elements even in those Kingsolver works—such as The Lacuna—that are usually viewed as political novels. She is especially good on Kingsolver’s new and ‘strangely foreboding’ Flight Behavior.
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Under the Literary Microscope
Science and Society in the Contemporary Novel“By examining the creative space opened up by science novels, the book helps, in turn, to open up and establish an interdisciplinary space. Under the Literary Microscope is both an introduction and a valuable contribution to the study of the relationship between science, society and fiction.” —Peter Broks Public Understanding of Science
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Fixed Identities in a Changing World? Mobility as a Catalyst for Eco-Heroism
Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Bamberg, language: English, abstract: In my paper I want to investigate the connection between mobility and ecoheroism, because I want to find out whether mental and physical mobility can be seen as a catalyst for starting an eco-journey. I want to show that Barbara Kingsolver's protagonist Dellarobia is an eco-heroine driven by her mental and physical mobility throughout the book, which is started by an environmental abnormality: the appearance of Monarch Butterflies. I examine the realities of climate change as they are presented in "Flight Behavior" and how Dellarobiäs starting recognitionthat climate change exists corresponds with her understanding of natural processes and unfair power dynamics. Dellarobia frees herself from the dualistic culture and the restrictions of motherhood, because she is realizing the truths and effects of climate change and want to create a better future for others -her kids. Her personal growth as an independent woman comes through her transformation into an environmentally aware individual. My investigation is supposed to help readers understand the importance of mobility for eco-heroism not only as a catalyst for Dellarobia becoming an eco-heroine, but I would argue, that recognizing the protagonist¿s development in "Flight Behaviour" [sic.] as a reader, helps to overcome denial of climate change, activates concern and creates awareness.
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Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible
A Reader's GuideThis work is part of the "Continuum Contemporaries" series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel.
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Feminist Narrative and the Supernatural
The Function of Fantastic Devices in Seven Recent NovelsExamines how women authors have explored fantasy fiction in ways that connect with feminist narrative theories.
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Cli-Fi
What is Cli-Fi?Climate change fiction is a new literary phenomenon that emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century in response to what may be society¿s greatest challenge. Climate change is already part responsible for extreme weather events, flooding, desertification and sea level rise, leading to famine, the spread of disease, and population displacement. Cli-fi novels and films are typically set in the future, telling of disaster and its effect on humans, or they depict the present, beset by dilemmas, conflicts or conspiracies, and pointing to grave consequences. At their heart are ethical and political questions: will humankind rise to the challenge of acting collectively, in the interest of the future? What sacrifices will be necessary, and is a green dictatorship our only hope for survival as a species? Each chapter in this volume offers a way of reading a particular literary text or film, drawing attention to themes, formal features, reception, contribution to public debate, and issues for class discussion. Popular novels and films (Kim Stanley Robinson¿s Science in the Capitol trilogy, Michael Crichton¿s State of Fear, Ian McEwan¿s Solar, and The Day after Tomorrow) are examined alongside lesser known writing (for instance J. G. Ballard¿s «proto-climate change» novel The Drowned World and Antti Tuomainen¿s Finnish thriller, The Healer), and films not generally thought of as being about climate change (Frozen and Take Shelter). The book, which includes an introduction tracing the emergence and influence of cli-fi, is directed towards general readers and film enthusiasts as well as teachers and students. Written in an accessible style, it fills the gap between academic studies and online blogs, offering a comprehensive look at this timely new genre.
€ 34,70