Applied Cognitive Ecostylistics: From Ego to Eco

"This volume is a collection of the latest research that seeks to apply the theory and methodology developed over the last 40 years in the area of applied cognitive ecostylistics to both literary and real-life texts, engaging with a wealth of examples from First World War poetry and Anne of Green Gables through to Condâe Nast Traveller hotel descriptions. Exploring the cultural effects of the eco-turn, the collection engages the reader in the problem of the present-day Anthropocene, manifested as Ego-Eco tensions at the level of communicating self-needs and the needs of the Other"--