Ancient Jeremiah's new world progeny -- Toward the jeremiad bloom of Silent Spring -- From the blustery dawn of Earth Day to Earth first! -- Prophesying the end of nature -- Saving truths of the new "CliFi" jeremiad. "Extending a tradition of...
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Ancient Jeremiah's new world progeny -- Toward the jeremiad bloom of Silent Spring -- From the blustery dawn of Earth Day to Earth first! -- Prophesying the end of nature -- Saving truths of the new "CliFi" jeremiad. "Extending a tradition of prophetic discourse from Puritan New England, "Green Jeremiad" writing warrants analysis as a distinctive subgenre of American environmental literature. This book freshly reveals the graces and artistry of such writing, meant to inspire a converting response to environmental perils, especially in our era of climate change"--