This collection provides an anthology of classic and contemporary writings in the emerging field of literary ecology. Exploring the relationship between literature and the physical environment, literary ecology reflects our interactions with the natural world.

This book is the first collection of its kind, an anthology of classic and cutting-edge writings in the rapidly emerging field of literary ecology. Exploring the relationship between literature and the physical environment, literary ecology is the study of the ways that writing - from novels and folktales to U.S. government reports and corporate advertisements - both reflects and influences our interactions with the natural world.