On the Absence of Nature: Writing on Nature and Ecocriticism in the Netherlands
Key words: Dutch literature, absence of nature, Dutch ecocriticism, Frederik van Eeden, Ton Lemaire, dwelling, tourism, sublime, materiality, multicultural landscape.The traditional Dutch self-understanding is one of a nation of sober, pragmatic city-dwellers, indifferent towards Romantic nature. Their very landscapes have been seen to reflect an absence of ‘nature’. Yet a body of writing worthy of study can be found, in literature, theory and journalistic writing on Dutch landscapes, plants and animals. Pastoralism has dominated historically – promoting a bleak sense that nature has virtually... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
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Universidad de Alcalá
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Schlagwörter: | Dutch literature / absence of nature / Dutch ecocriticism / Frederik van Eeden / Ton Lemaire / dwelling / tourism / sublime / materiality / multicultural landscape / Ecocriticism |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28597738 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://ecozona.eu/article/view/336 |