The Ecology of Modernism: American Environments and Avant-Garde Poetics

The book delves into the surprising lack of an environmental ethic within American modernist and avant-garde poetry. Joshua Schuster analyzes how prominent modernist figures engaged with themes of nature, industrialization, and pollution, arguing that their failure to cultivate an environmental perspective was a conscious decision rather than an oversight. This exploration reveals the complex interplay between art and ecological consciousness during a pivotal era in American literature.