Environmental Apocalyptic Novels

The Environmental Apocalyptic Novels first gained its appearance in Victorian era.As a combination of environmental literature and apocalyptic narratives,this genre of fiction was given a strong religious implication in its early writings,which foretold the rebirth of a New Heaven and a New Earth.However,along with the process of secularization and the popularization of Darwin's theory of evolution, the implications of this genre was narrowed down to Eschatology.As a consequence,the environmental apocalyptic novels had developed into the following categories as it stepped into the 20th century: the ecological apocalyptical novels,the eco-dystopian novels,the nuclear holocaust novels and etc. This essay is aimed at analyzing the social contexts of this genre faction,its development,and its social significance.