The mood of the golden age: paganism, ecotheology and the wild woods in L.M. Montgomery’s Anne and Emily series

Kirstie Blair; William V. Thompson

doi:10.1093/litthe/frw017

The mood of the golden age: paganism, ecotheology and the wild woods in L.M. Montgomery’s Anne and Emily series

Kirstie Blair, William V. Thompson

English

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Abstract

This article discusses the intersection of pagan and Christian allusions in Montgomery’s depiction of her heroines’ love of nature, contextualising these within the renewed interest in paganism in early twentieth-century literature and concentrating particularly on discussions of trees and woods in the Anne and Emily series. It suggests that the attitudes towards nature and God displayed in these works anticipate themes in current ecotheological discourse.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-147
Number of pages	17
Journal	Literature and Theology
Volume	30
Issue number	2
Early online date	26 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/litthe/frw017
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2016

Keywords

theology
children's literature
Canadian literature
ecocriticism

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