TY - BOOK AU - Rudd,Gillian TI - Greenery: Ecocritical readings of late medieval English literature T2 - Manchester Medieval Literature SN - 9781847793843 AV - PR275 .G744 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Manchester PB - Manchester University Press KW - Nature in literature KW - English literature KW - Middle English, 1100-1500 KW - History and criticism KW - Ecocriticism KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Introduction : green reading --; Earth --; Trees --; Wilds, wastes and wilderness --; Sea and coast --; Gardens and fields; 2; b N2 - Humankind has always been fascinated by the world in which it finds itself, and puzzled by its relations to it. Today that fascination is often expressed in what is now called?green? terms, reflecting concerns about the non-human natural world, puzzlement about how we relate to it, and anxiety about what we, as humans, are doing to it. So called green or eco-criticism acknowledges this concern. Greenery reaches back and offers new readings of English texts, both known and unfamiliar, informed by eco-criticism. After considering general issues pertaining to green criticism, Greenery moves on to UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=515034&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -