Richard Jefferies

After London; Or, Wild England (eBook, ePUB)

Surviving the Wild: An Eco-Dystopian Tale

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Richard Jefferies' "After London; Or, Wild England" offers a hauntingly vivid portrayal of a post-apocalyptic landscape, where nature reclaims its dominion and humanity grapples with its demise. Through an engaging blend of lyrical prose and intricate descriptions, Jefferies presents a world transformed by a mysterious catastrophe, contrasting the remnants of civilization with the wildness of flora and fauna. The novel exceeds its genre, immersing readers in existential reflections and environmental themes, resonating with contemporary ecological concerns while drawing upon romanticism and naturalism. Richard Jefferies, an influential Victorian writer and early nature mystic, found inspiration in his deep appreciation for the English countryside and the frailty of human constructs. His experiences with rural life and observations of nature informed his writing philosophy, contributing to his exploration of man'Äôs relationship with the environment in this seminal work. Jefferies was also influenced by the industrial age'Äôs encroachment, heightening his desire to envision a world where nature prevails. "After London; Or, Wild England" is a must-read for anyone intrigued by speculative fiction and environmental literature. Its rich imagery and profound themes challenge readers to reflect on the delicate balance between civilization and the natural world, making it an essential addition to any literary collection.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 281
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4057664101723
• Artikelnr.: 58436191

Autorenporträt

John Richard Jefferies (6 November 1848 - 14 August 1887) was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. His childhood on a small Wiltshire farm had a great influence on him and provides the background to all his major works of fiction. Jefferies's corpus of writings covers a range of genres and topics, including Bevis (1882), a classic children's book, and After London (1885), a work of science fiction. For much of his adult life he suffered from tuberculosis, and his struggles with the illness and with poverty also play a role in his writing. Jefferies valued and cultivated an intensity of feeling in his experience of the world around him, a cultivation that he describes in detail in The Story of My Heart (1883). This work, an introspective depiction of his thoughts and feelings about the world, gained him the reputation of a nature mystic at the time, but it is his success in conveying his awareness of nature and people within it, both in his fiction and in essay collections such as The Amateur Poacher (1879) and Round About a Great Estate (1880), that has drawn most admirers. Walter Besant wrote of his reaction on first reading Jefferies: "Why, we must have been blind all our lives; here were the most wonderful things possible going on under our very noses, but we saw them not.