Ecocriticism is the emerging academic field which explores nature writing and ecological themes in all literature. Thomas M. Wilson’s book is the first to consider the work of one of the most critically acclaimed and generally popular post-war English writers from an ecocritical perspective. Fowles is best known as a novelist and author of such works as The Magus, The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Daniel Martin. Going beyond the fiction, this book also examines the many profound reflections on the natural world found in his essays, poems and his recently published Journals. John Fowles’ writings have cast light on the ways we perceive the natural world, from curious scientific observer to Wordsworthian lover of natural places, as well as many other important and, at this time, crucial themes. This volume will be of interest to critics and readers of contemporary fiction, but most of all, to anyone curious about their place in the recurrent green universe that is our earth.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Individuals: Sacred Combes and Islands
Chapter 2: Our Membership in the Community of Nature
Chapter 3: Pastoral: Down from the Hills of Greece, into the Combes of Devon
Chapter 4: Nature Loved and Lost: Emotional Dynamics in Daniel Martin
Chapter 5: Nature Discovered: The Scientific Outlook
Chapter 6: Calmly, Nobly Triumphant: The Mystery of Wilderness
Chapter 7: Science Not the Only Avenue: Fowles’ Anti-Positivism
Chapter 8: Romanticism Heals a Blinded Eye: Poetic Receptivity to Nature
Chapter 9: Treacherous Namers and Collectors
Chapter 10: Being, Being, Being: From Zen to D. H. Lawrence
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Thomas M. Wilson lives in Perth, Western Australia, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia. He writes ecocriticism and has been published in journals such as Organization and Environment, and ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. More information about the author is available at www.tmwilson.org.
