{"product_id":"9781032733227","title":"Ecological Imaginary in Literature and Other Media The Nature of Fantasy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Speculative Fiction\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEcological Imaginary in Literature and Other Media\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Nature of Fantasy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKevan Manwaring\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Gilgamesh to Gawain and the Green Knight, the Brothers Grimm to Grimdark, the natural world has provided the backdrop for Fantasy since its earliest iterations. The playgrounds of childhood are often a writer’s first Fantasy landscape and can develop into fully fledged storyworlds. Do readers of Fantasy seek out the genre for a taste of this unsullied environment? Is it nostalgia for the lost Edens of childhood, a way to escape, or to find resilience and inspiration? And in a time of Climate Emergency, is the nature of Fantasy changing to reflect the challenges \u003cem\u003eit\u003c\/em\u003e presents? Can the blue-sky thinking of the Fantastic provide us with a useful tool for addressing what the United Nations has called ‘the defining crisis of our time’? This is a timely survey of the environmental aspects of Fantasy, with a unique focus on Fantasy sites and the real-world impact of Fantasy texts across media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevan Manwaring, \u003c\/strong\u003eEditor of the \u003cem\u003eBritish Fantasy Society Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, is the MA Creative Writing programme leader at Arts University Bournemouth. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eWriting Ecofiction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDesiring Dragons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Windsmith Elegy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBallad Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, and editor of \u003cem\u003eHeavy Weather\u003c\/em\u003e. A contributor to \u003cem\u003eFree Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e on BBC Radio 3 (panels on Vikings, Ursula K. Le Guin, and John Cowper Powys), he was the Academic Consultant for BBC 4’s \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Life of Books\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a member of the Climate Fiction Writers League.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032733227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e228\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63772872179852,"sku":"9781032733227","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032733227","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}