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Construction of Wilderness in Contemporary British Nature Writing

Autoři: Roebuck Olga

Rok: 2023

Druh publikace: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster

Strana od-do: nestránkováno

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Jazyk	Název	Abstrakt	Klíčová slova
eng	Construction of Wilderness in Contemporary British Nature Writing	The contribution deals with a new understanding of the term “wilderness” leaving the traditional, much contested, yet prevailing ethnocentric approach and opening a broader scope of the wild as a concept mutually co-created by nature as well as humanity. The selected texts do not paint the traditional pastoral picture of Britain but acknowledge also the commercial landscapes utilized by centuries of human endeavour. Under the above-mentioned interpretation, the concept of British wilderness expands significantly and comes to include so-called “interfacial landscapes” or edgelands, i.e., the overlooked, unloved areas, the pristine quality of which was lost long ago, even in areas where human activity has been curtailed or ceased altogether. Not only can these spaces be juxtaposed with the treasured, received idea of the “outdoors” of traditional nature writing (as was done e.g. by Deborah Lilley), but they can enrich the discussion of British mythological landscapes combined with the idea of “immersing in nature” which is central to new nature writing. The paper works with a number of texts representing contemporary British nature writing.	wilderness; British nature writing; landscape; edgelands; ecocriticism