Nature, Technology and Cultural Change in Twentieth-Century German Literature: The Challenge of Ecocriticism

· Springer
Ebook
329
Pages

About this ebook

This book traces shifting attitudes towards science and technology, nature and the environment in Twentieth-century Germany. It approaches them through discussion of a range of literary texts and explores the philosophical influences on them and their political contexts, and asks what part novels and plays have played in environmental debate.

About the author

AXEL GOODBODY graduated in German and French from Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and spent ten years teaching and pursuing postgraduate study at the University of Kiel in Germany. Since 1983 he has lectured at the University of Bath, and published widely on modern German literature and film, with a special focus on nature poetry and environmental literature.

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