The anthology, Eco-aesthetics in World Literature
is a collection of research articles carried out by academicians. The book envisions
the aesthetics of ecological issues prevalent in the world and realized by
sensible people. The articles give a composite message to understand and
realize the importance, value and need of nature and the environment in our
life.
The
relationship between nature and literature has great value. It shows
representations and relationships of literature with the environment and other
parts of nature. In literary activities it has been known by several other
terms e.g. Eco-poetics, Green Studies, Nature writing, Green Philosophy,
Eco-ethics, Eco-philosophy and so many others. There are several similar
branches of nature studies like Ecocriticism which are known as Eco-feminism,
Eco-sophy, Eco-spirituality, Eco-linguistics etc.
The book
contains the articles of Chayanika Roy’s “The Quest for Nirvana: Reawakening Ecological Consciousness through Art/Literature”,
Dr Amrita Das’ “Representing
the aesthetic beauty of Nature through the eyes of the women characters in
Rabindranath Tagore’s short stories”, Leo Lawrance James’ “Eco
critical study on Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea”, Vidya Hariharan’s “Mobility,
Transgression and Climate Change: An Eco-aesthetic and Geo-critical Approach to
Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island”, Yugeshwar Sah’s “Eco-Critical
Concerns in the Poetry of Ted Hughes”, Maid Corbic’s “Eco-aesthetics
in World Literature”, Ms. Madhu’s “Recalling Nature during Pandemic: A Tribute
to William Wordsworth on his 251th Anniversary”, Dr Pranjali Kane’s “Nature as a metaphor in the selected poems of Ranjana
Sharan Sinha”, Dr Ayanita Banerjee’s “Tagore’s Jibansmriti
(My Reminiscences)-: An Ecocritical Perspective of ‘Natural Freedom’” and Dr Alok Chandra’s “Eco-aesthetic
Dimensions in Robert Frost's "A Prayer in Spring".