The King in Exile: Ecocriticism, Lawrence and Animals

According to Timothy Morton Lawrence’s “ecological awareness” has a fivefold basis: rousseauesque critique of civilization, the cultural pessimism late nineteenth century, experience growing up in an environment profoundly affected by industrialization, his religious background, and First World War. With this point departure, he sought alternative solutions periphery as opposed centre, body rather than spirit, instinct intellect. ambition was achieve “reintegration matter spirit” (James Krasner) that required redefinition man’s traditional supremacy relation rest creation. Thus long before modern ecological awareness Lawrence preaches new approach nature, which is opposition western tradition anticipates such ecocritical labels “slow violence” (Rob Nixon), “environmental generational amnesia” (Peter Kahn Jr.) “the dignification overlooked” (Lawrence Buell). In attempt examine with specific focus on role animals writing, paper will pay particular attention poem “Snake” novella The Fox.