Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Part I. Introduction The Green and the Real
4. 1. Ecology, Epistemology, and Empiricism 3
5. 2. Theology, Semiotics, and Literature 36
6. Part II. Paradoxes Alienation from Nature in English Literature
7. 3. As You Liken It: Simile in the Forest 77
8. 4. Shades of Green: Marvell’s Garden and the Mowers 108
9. Part III. Reformations Protestant Politics, Poetics, and Paintings
10. 5. Metaphysical and Cavalier Styles of Consciousness 137
11. 6. The Retreat of God, the Passions of Nature, and the Objects of Dutch Painting 166
12. 7. Nature in Two Dimensions: Perspective and Presence in Ryckaert, Vermeer, and Others 226
13. Part IV. Solutions The Consolations of Mediation
14. 8. Metal and Flesh in The Merchant of Venice: Shining Substitutes and Approximate Values 257
15. 9. Thomas Traherne: The World as Present 297
16. Conclusion 324
17. Notes 337
18. Bibliography 397
19. Index 419
20. Acknowledgments 437