This collection of ecocritical essays is focused on the work of Japan's foremost writer on environment and culture, Ishimure Michiko. Ishimure is known for her pioneering trilogy that exposed the Minamata Disease incident and the nature of modern industrial pollution. She is also regarded by many critics as Japan's most original and important literary writer. Ishimure has written over 50 volumes in a wide range of genres, including novels, Noh drama, poetry, children's stories, essays, and mixed-genre writing. This collection brings together the work of scholars from Japan, the U.S., and Canada who are authorities on Ishimure's writing. Contributors discuss Ishimure's writing in the context of the latest issues in ecocritical theory, arguing for an expanded, more-than-Western understanding of literature, theory, and environmental responsibility. It will help to relate various environmental, cultural, and ecocritical issues, ranging from the events at Minamata to those at Fukushima, and consider how they point to future developments.
| ISBN: | 9780739194225 |
| Publication date: | 19th November 2015 |
| Author: | Bruce Allen, Yuki Masami |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 214 pages |
| Series: | Ecocritical Theory and Practice |
| Genres: |
Social impact of environmental issues Literature: history and criticism |
This collection of ecocritical essays is focused on the work of Japan's foremost writer on environment and culture, Ishimure Michiko. Ishimure is known for her pioneering trilogy that exposed the Minamata Disease incident and the nature of modern industrial pollution. She is also regarded by many critics as Japan's most original and important literary writer. Ishimure has written over 50 volumes in a wide range of genres, including novels, Noh drama, poetry, children's stories, essays, and mixed-genre writing. This collection brings together the work of scholars from Japan, the U.S., and Canada who are authorities on Ishimure's writing. Contributors discuss Ishimure's writing in the context of the latest issues in ecocritical theory, arguing for an expanded, more-than-Western understanding of literature, theory, and environmental responsibility. It will help to relate various environmental, cultural, and ecocritical issues, ranging from the events at Minamata to those at Fukushima, and consider how they point to future developments.
Ishimure Michiko's Writing in Ecocritical Perspective features in the following genres: Social impact of environmental issues, Literature: history and criticism
Ishimure Michiko's Writing in Ecocritical Perspective is available in Hardback
Ishimure Michiko's Writing in Ecocritical Perspective was written by Bruce Allen, Yuki Masami and published by Lexington Books
Ishimure Michiko's Writing in Ecocritical Perspective has 214 pages
Yes it is part of Ecocritical Theory and Practice series
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