Transformative Power Of Nature: An Ecocritical Analysis Of The Old Man Who Read Love Stories And City Of The Beasts Cover Image

Doğanın Dönüştüren Gücü: Aşk Romanları Okuyan İhtiyar ve Canavarlar Kenti Adlı Eserlerin Ekoeleştirel Değerlendirilmesi
Transformative Power Of Nature: An Ecocritical Analysis Of The Old Man Who Read Love Stories And City Of The Beasts

Author(s): Burcu Tekin
Subject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Other Language Literature, Human Ecology, Environmental interactions
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Latin American Literature; Isabel Allende; Luis Sepúlveda; Ecocriticism;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this study is to offer an ecocritical analysis of the works The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepúlveda, an eminent Latin American author and City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende, written for young readers. In the study, first it is aimed to explain the relationship between natural environment and human, the interaction between literature and nature and ecocriticism in a broad sense. After the theoretical analysis, various exemplary situations from both books will be presented and the transformative power of nature will be exemplified through events and characters and an emphasis will be given to environmental awareness and environmental consciousness.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 67-78
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish