Ishimure Michiko's Writing In Ecocritical Perspective: Between Sea And Sky (Ecocritical Theory And Practice)

This collection of ecocritical essays focuses on the work of Ishimure Michiko, Japan's foremost writer on the environment and culture. It discusses Ishimure's writing in the context of the latest issues in ecocritical theory, with particular reference to environmental problems in Minamata and Fukushima, and argues for an expanded, more-than-Western understanding of literature, theory, and environmental responsibility.

• | Author: Bruce Allen, Yuki Masami
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 19, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0739194224
• | ISBN-13: 9780739194225