Penury Into Plenty: Dearth and the Making of Knowledge in Early Modern England

ISBN-13: 9780367870843 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 270 str.

Ayesha Mukherjee

Opis

Penury into Plenty demonstrates that the investigation of past ecological consciousness and environmental change is vital for understanding contemporary concerns. By drawing upon environmental, economic, scientific and literary history and theory, this book examines the socio-economic and ecological crises in England in the 1590s.

Recenzje

'Dr Mukherjee's cross-disciplinary study extends our understanding of late-Elizabethan　literary representations of dearth and the economic conditions that underpin them. In particular, her attention to the fascinating ingenuities of Hugh Platt, and contemporary georgic enterprises, offers a valuable account of the practical activities and writings of a neglected figure in the history of natural philosophy. This interesting and imaginative book should also interest eco-critics and anyone working at the interface of science and literature.' Claire Preston, Queen Mary University, UK

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Problem of Dearth in Early Modern England

2. Literatures of Dearth

3. Dearth and Knowledge-making

4. Dearth Science, Sustainability, and the Economy of Manure

5. Sustainable Households

6. Trading in Dearth

O autorze

Ayesha Mukherjee is Lecturer in English at the University of Exeter. Her research is focused on early modern English literature and cultural history.