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What does it mean "Ecosphere"?

The global ecosystem, including all living beings and their physical environment.

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What does "Environmentalism" mean?

A social and political movement aimed at protecting the natural world from human harm

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How does ecocriticism differ from formalism?

It connects texts to the real world, whereas formalism separates them.

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What does ecocriticism stand apart from in literary theory?

It focuses on the entire ecosphere, not just writers, texts, and the world

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What is the primary focus of ecocriticism?

The relationship between literature and the physical environment.

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What does "Biocentrism" mean?

A viewpoint that values all living things, not just humans

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What does "Anthropocentrism" mean?

A human-centered viewpoint that places humans above the natural world.

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What is the purpose of analyzing literature through ecocriticism?

To effect change by understanding the function of the natural environment in texts

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What distinguishes ecocriticism from postmodernism?

Ecocriticism rejects the idea that everything is socially or linguistically constructed

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What is the “first law of ecology” mentioned in the chapter?

Everything is connected to everything else

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What does "Pastoral" mean?

Literary works that idealize rural life and nature, sometimes criticized by ecocritics for being overly romanticized

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What does "Nature Writing" mean?

A genre of literature that focuses on the natural world, often with ecological or philosophical reflection

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Who defines ecocriticism as “the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment”?

Cheryll Glotfelty

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