Garrard organizes the field through key "tropes" or concepts that have historically shaped environmental thought:
This guide outlines , a cornerstone text in The New Critical Idiom series by Routledge . Now in its third edition (2023), the book serves as an accessible introduction to how literature and culture imagine the relationship between humans and the environment. Core Concepts & Structure Ecocriticism (The New Critical Idiom)
: Investigates the rhetoric of environmental crisis, from Rachel Carson's Silent Spring to modern climate models. Garrard organizes the field through key "tropes" or
: A dedicated look at animal studies and the boundaries between human and non-human life. Ecocriticism (The New Critical Idiom)