Ecocriticism: Vital Concerns of Ecology in Critical Theory (Hardbound-2021)

The book explores the study of literature and environment. It analyses the relationship between human life and nature. It critiques the way we represent, interact, and construct the environment. Ecocriticism redefines our relationship with nature and environment. It emphasizes the realisation of social and environmental justice for the organic solidarity. The theory analyses the social and political structures which contribute to sustainable and cohesive society.

Ecocriticism is an important school of literary criticism which is used for the analysis of a literary text from environmental perspective. Characters are ecologically situated whether it is a play or a novel. Success of human life and culture depends on the protection of natural environment. Nature has its own intrinsic value, dignity, and beauty. Nature plays a vital role in shaping human attitudes and behaviours. The book explores the valuable insights and writings of the great ecocritics, Cheryll Glotfelty, Harold Fromm, and Lawrence Buell. It presents valuable source knowledge of the important theory of literary criticism, Ecocriticism.

Govind Digambar Kokane, M.A. (English), SET, Ph.D. (Ecocriticism), has been working as an Associate Professor at the Department of English, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sub-Campus, Osmanabad. He has been teaching English Literature, Grammar, Pragmatics, Stylistics, Communication Skills, and American Literature at the post graduate level for twenty-two years. He has published forty research papers in national and international journals. He has also participated and presented fifty research papers in national and international seminars.

He has been working actively on various academic, administrative, examination, and cultural committees of the university. He has been working as the coordinator of Late Vasantraoji Kale Swabhiman Shikshan Yojana, Earn and Learn Scheme at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Sub-Campus, Osmanabad. He is the author of the prominent book, William Shakespeare's Macbeth: A Critical Study.