Dilek Bulut Sarikaya is associate professor of English literature at Cappadocia University.

Dilek Bulut Sarikaya weaves together a vast knowledge from critical plant studies discussing historical roots of plant sensitivity, vegetal memories, biological notion of plants, and consciousness of plant thinking to provide a testimony of the botanical accuracy of the vegetal beings. Human-Plant Entanglement and Vegetal Agency in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath suggests a recognition of plant vitality in the daily lived-in experiences and cultural practices in the real world and argues that human-plant entanglements are not merely constrained within the literary realm. Sarikaya’s message about botanical awareness is profoundly essential at this time in history as we come to terms with the anthropocentric assumptions of plantiness and global capitalism. This book significantly contributes to environmental humanities in general and plant humanities or phytocriticism in particular.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction- Critical Plant StudiesChapter 1: Plant Sensitivity and Environmental Movement in Britain and the United States- Emergence of the British Environmentalism and the Rise of Botanical Studies- American Environmental Movement and Plant ConsciousnessChapter 2: Human-Plant Entanglement in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath- Human-Plant Interaction in the Poetry of Hardy and PlathChapter 3: Vegetal Agency in the Plant Poetics of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath- Plant Agency and Intentionality in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia PlathConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Dilek Bulut Sarikaya is associate professor of English literature at Cappadocia University.

Dilek Bulut Sarikaya weaves together a vast knowledge from critical plant studies discussing historical roots of plant sensitivity, vegetal memories, biological notion of plants, and consciousness of plant thinking to provide a testimony of the botanical accuracy of the vegetal beings. Human-Plant Entanglement and Vegetal Agency in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath suggests a recognition of plant vitality in the daily lived-in experiences and cultural practices in the real world and argues that human-plant entanglements are not merely constrained within the literary realm. Sarikaya’s message about botanical awareness is profoundly essential at this time in history as we come to terms with the anthropocentric assumptions of plantiness and global capitalism. This book significantly contributes to environmental humanities in general and plant humanities or phytocriticism in particular.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction- Critical Plant StudiesChapter 1: Plant Sensitivity and Environmental Movement in Britain and the United States- Emergence of the British Environmentalism and the Rise of Botanical Studies- American Environmental Movement and Plant ConsciousnessChapter 2: Human-Plant Entanglement in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath- Human-Plant Interaction in the Poetry of Hardy and PlathChapter 3: Vegetal Agency in the Plant Poetics of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath- Plant Agency and Intentionality in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia PlathConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Dilek Bulut Sarikaya is associate professor of English literature at Cappadocia University.

Dilek Bulut Sarikaya weaves together a vast knowledge from critical plant studies discussing historical roots of plant sensitivity, vegetal memories, biological notion of plants, and consciousness of plant thinking to provide a testimony of the botanical accuracy of the vegetal beings. Human-Plant Entanglement and Vegetal Agency in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath suggests a recognition of plant vitality in the daily lived-in experiences and cultural practices in the real world and argues that human-plant entanglements are not merely constrained within the literary realm. Sarikaya’s message about botanical awareness is profoundly essential at this time in history as we come to terms with the anthropocentric assumptions of plantiness and global capitalism. This book significantly contributes to environmental humanities in general and plant humanities or phytocriticism in particular.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction- Critical Plant StudiesChapter 1: Plant Sensitivity and Environmental Movement in Britain and the United States- Emergence of the British Environmentalism and the Rise of Botanical Studies- American Environmental Movement and Plant ConsciousnessChapter 2: Human-Plant Entanglement in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath- Human-Plant Interaction in the Poetry of Hardy and PlathChapter 3: Vegetal Agency in the Plant Poetics of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Plath- Plant Agency and Intentionality in the Poetry of Thomas Hardy and Sylvia PlathConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Author