An ecocritical reading of water symbolism in a selection of two female native American poets

Source

Journal of Scientific Research in Arts

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 20، ج. 9 (31 Oct. 2019), pp.20-41, 22 p.

Publisher

Ain Shams University Faculty of Women for Arts Science and Education

Publication Date

2019-10-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

22

Main Subjects

Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

This paper offers an ecocritical and narrative reading of a selection of poems from both Harjo and Hogan.

It explores native American legacy and their sense of hope and revival expressed in their poetry.

The selection of poems discussed in this paper expands our understanding of narrative, with its plot, time and perspective as basic constituents and how it gives way to multi-focality, timelessness and blurring of main and marginal in the plot covering both anthropocentric and biocentric perspectives without overlooking issues of representation, human cognition and multiple levels of agency.

Adopting ecocritical and narrative approaches relocates nature and spirituality, with focus on water symbols, in the centre of artistic expression not overlooking stylistic and textual properties at the representation of human consciousness.

Forms of artistic expression offer to expand the oral-tradition and legacy of Native Americans yet in “English” and poetic form.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Akhdar, Ghadah Muhammad Ali Hasan. 2019. An ecocritical reading of water symbolism in a selection of two female native American poets. Journal of Scientific Research in Arts،Vol. 2019, no. 20، ج. 9, pp.20-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-998186

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Akhdar, Ghadah Muhammad Ali Hasan. An ecocritical reading of water symbolism in a selection of two female native American poets. Journal of Scientific Research in Arts No. 20, p. 9 (2019), pp.20-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-998186

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Akhdar, Ghadah Muhammad Ali Hasan. An ecocritical reading of water symbolism in a selection of two female native American poets. Journal of Scientific Research in Arts. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 20، ج. 9, pp.20-41.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-998186

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 38-41

Record ID

BIM-998186