<P><EM>Ecocriticism: The Essential Reader</EM> charts the growth of this important field. The first-wave ecocriticism section focuses on key readings from the 1960s to the 1990s. The second-wave ecocriticism section goes on to consider a range of exciting contemporary trends, including environmental justice, aesthetics and philosophy, and globalization.</P><P></P><P>Readings include the work of:</P><UL><P><LI>Raymond Williams</LI><LI>Jonathan Bate</LI><LI>Timothy Morton</LI><LI>Ursula Heise</LI><LI>Lawrence Buell</LI><LI>Kate Soper</LI><LI>Cary Wolfe</LI><LI>and Kate Rigby.</LI><P></P></UL><P></P><P>Containing seminal, representative, and contemporary work in the field, this volume and the editorial commentary is designed for use on both undergraduate and postgraduate ecocritical literature courses.</P>