The Environmental Unconscious

In The Environmental Unconscious, Steven Swarbrick explores the intersection of psychoanalysis and environmental criticism, questioning why psychoanalysis has been overlooked in this field. Through an analysis of early modern poetry from figures like Edmund Spenser and John Milton, he contends that environmental loss is intricately tied to enjoyment, urging a reevaluation of concepts like entanglement and consciousness. The book posits that a fresh understanding of disconnection is essential for ecocriticism and revitalizes the psychoanalytic framework to address contemporary ecological crises.