Gardening as an Ecological and Educational Project: Stifter's Anticipation of Anthropocene Thinking and Aesthetics in Der Nachsommer

Axel Goodbody

doi:10.1353/aus.2022.0005

Gardening as an Ecological and Educational Project: Stifter's Anticipation of Anthropocene Thinking and Aesthetics in Der Nachsommer

Axel Goodbody

Politics, Languages & International Studies

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The writing of Adalbert Stifter has been examined in three recent collections of essays on German-language literature in the Anthropocene. This article reviews the grounds for considering Stifter an early Anthropocene author, and discusses the passages in Der Nachsommer depicting Freiherr von Risach's gardening practices with an eye to qualities associated with gardening in the Anthropocene. Stifter depicts gardening as a way of interacting with nature characterized by respect, care and cooperation. At the same time, he develops aesthetic strategies which anticipate and respond to the challenge which the Anthropocene poses to the novel as a literary form.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-30
Number of pages	16
Journal	Austrian Studies
Volume	30
Early online date	26 Jan 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/aus.2022.0005
Publication status	Published - 26 Jan 2023

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Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Political Science and International Relations

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