Greening the Genre

Fairy Tale, the Apocalypse, and Ecology Documentaries

Autori

  • Paola Spinozzi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/2281-4582/2022.i20.1290

Parole chiave:

English

Abstract

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Pubblicato

2022-12-22

Fascicolo

N. 20 (2022): Changing the (Cultural) Climate with Ecocriticism and Ecolinguistics

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Articoli: sezione monografica

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