Author's Department/Program
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Language
English (en)
Date of Award
January 2009
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Chair and Committee
Lynne Tatlock
Abstract
This dissertation illuminates the void of what Christopher Manes refers to in "Nature and Silence" as the "realm of silences, a world of "not saids" called nature, obscured in global claims of eternal truths about human difference, rationality, and transcendence." With the help of ecocriticism, my research explores the development of ecological themes in the writings of four nineteenth-century Austrians from deforestation to industrialization to the growth of gardening culture. In addition, I investigate the nexus between the philosophical and scientific origins of ecology as a discipline and its representation in Austrian literature.
Recommended Citation
Berg, Bartell, "Nature and Environment in Nineteenth-Century Austrian Literature" (2009). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 36.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/36
Comments
Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K75H7DB2