Nature and Medieval Literature

An account of the varying responses to nature found in major medieval literature.

Nature and Medieval Literature investigates medieval writers who explore natural themes but also critique the human world through the patterns of nature. Starting with a consideration of ecological criticism in general, it shows how Welsh, French, and English authors deal differently with the Peredur/Perceval story. It then embarks on full—chapter studies of the treatment of nature in a range of major authors a...