Modern British Nature Writing, 1789 2020: Land ... ◉

Far from being a simple, nostalgic escape, the authors argue that British nature writing is a that grapples with the crises of the environment, human representation, and our own alienated selves. The Blueprint: From Gilbert White to the Anthropocene

Balancing scientific categorization with a growing sense of environmental catastrophe and industrial "improvement". Modern British Nature Writing, 1789 2020: Land ...

Why do we talk about nature so much today when there is so little of it left? This paradox is at the heart of , a definitive study by a team of scholars including Will Abberley , Christina Alt , David Higgins , Graham Huggan , and Pippa Marland . Far from being a simple, nostalgic escape, the

Using the creative imagination to bridge the gap between human experience and the "otherness" of nature. This paradox is at the heart of ,

The journey begins in 1789 with the publication of The Natural History of Selborne . White is often framed as a pioneer of ecology, recording the complex interconnections of the natural world long before "ecology" was even a term. The book traces this lineage through three distinct eras:

Beyond the Hedgerow: Rediscovering the "Land Lines" of Modern British Nature Writing