This volume offers one of the first introductory guides to the emergent field of literary ecological criticism. With an accessible and animated approach to the subject, Greg Garrard presents the reader with the theoretical background of the genre and explores the practice of ecocriticism in key areas of cultural production. Topics covered include:*Wilderness*Apocalypse*Dwelling*Animals*Earth.Featuring a comprehensive glossary of terms and suggestions for further reading, ecocriticism is the ideal handbook for all students new to the burgeoning disciplines of literature and environment studies, ecology and green studies.