1st Edition
Invisible Ecology in Jane Austen's Novels Culture, Society, and the Representation of Nature
By Faten M. Hafez
Copyright 2027
216 Pages
by
Routledge
Invisible Ecologies in Jane Austen’s Novels offers a groundbreaking eco-critical analysis of Austen’s fiction, revealing her nuanced engagement with environmental issues in early nineteenth-century England. Drawing on meticulous research, the book explores how Austen’s observations of the natural world shaped her novels, situating her work within an ecological framework rarely applied in Austen... Read more
Introduction: Invisible Ecology and the Lens of Disruption in Austen’s Landscapes
Chapter One: Aesthetic Violence and the Making of Nature in Austen’s Novels
Chapter Two: Atmospheres of Disruption: Air and Noise Pollution in Austen’s Novels
Chapter Three: Austen’s Ecological Map: Rural Towns versus Urban Cities
Chapter Four: The Eco-void in Austen’s Grand Estates
Chapter Five: Land and Nation: Eco-Nationalism in Austen’s Novels
Chapter Six: Eco-femme Grafting: Transplanted Heroines in Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion
Biography
Faten M. Hafez, Ph.D. in English Literature (2021, St. John’s University), specializes in representations of nature and ecological collapse in 19th-century novels.
