The End of the Anthropocene: Ecocriticism, the Universal Ecosystem, and the Astropocene
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The End of the Anthropocene: Ecocriticism, the Universal Ecosystem, and the Astropocene
By (Author) Michael J. Gormley
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Lexington Books
28th June 2021
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Physical geography and topography
809.9336
Physical Properties
Hardback
206
Width 160mm, Height 239mm, Spine 22mm
485g
Description
In The End of the Anthropocene, Michael J. Gormley examines literary imaginations of the anthropocenes end and the future of the astropocene. Gormley analyzes literary images of human tracks on Earth, the Moon, and Mars to characterize the late-stage anthropocene and to explore humanitys role in the universal ecosystem. The End of the Anthropocene uses a predictive and paradigmatic model of ecocriticism, examining science fiction works as interplanetary nature narratives.
Reviews
In this visionary book, Michael J. Gormley tracks the anthropocenea daunting task, through swampy terrain. Weaving physics and ecology into sustained readings of fiction, The End of the Anthropocene invites readers into an expansive space-time that includes and exceeds planet Earth.
-- Christopher Schaberg, Loyola University New Orleans; author of Searching for the Anthropocene: A Journey into the Environmental HumanitiesAuthor Bio
Michael J. Gormley is professor at Quinsigamond Community College.
