This article was fostered by the Extension project "Studies of gender and ethnicities in literature and its repercussion in society", funded by PAPq, 2017. The PPC of the course of Language and Literature on the University of the State of Minas Gerais, Carangola unit (2016/2017), about the Portuguese, African and brazilian literature in Portuguese language, aims to work the text, from various perspectives, such as the philosophical, historical. this article was a work from the “O Guarani” by the author José de Alencar, in order to work on the construction of the characters from the flora and faunalisted in historical context of the time, for this we used concepts of human is ticgeography,of the authors Marcia Shirley Miguel Feitosa, Claudia Leticia Gonçalves Mathur and Janete de Jesus Serra Costa (2012), it were also used, contributions on the romance, with the author AntônioCandido (1989; 1997), Dimas Antônio (1987) which talks about space and romance, and Ana Carolina Santos (2010) which discusses about the nature of Brazilian romantic. In addition to the ecocritical vision worked on studies such as, Mariado Socorro Pereirade Almeida (2014),Francisco Neto Pereira Pinto and Hilda Garcia Dutra Magalhães (2013), such theorists contributed to the approaches that will be presented. The methodology of this study is presented with qualitative approaches, geared to the bibliographic survey, about ecocrític as relations: construction of space, characters, animals and plants, in the work of Alencar. With this, concluded that the issues relating to the environment have to do with literature, which is a gateway to various thematic discussions within various biases, since literary texts are placed visions that fall into several areas of society.
The document provides an overview of classical and medieval Indian literature across multiple languages including Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and others. Some key points discussed include:
- Classical Sanskrit literature includes various genres such as epics, drama, poetry, and scientific works. Several famous Sanskrit poets from different centuries are mentioned.
- Tamil literature includes Sangam classics from the 3rd century BC as well as epics from the 2nd-3rd century AD. Figures such as Thiruvalluvar are discussed.
- Between the 10th-18th centuries, devotional bhakti poetry dominated literature and spread across
This document provides an overview of ecocriticism in Indian English literature. It defines ecocriticism as the study of the relationship between literature and the environment. It discusses how ecocritics examine representations of nature in works and their environmental themes. Several Indian English writers are analyzed in detail, including Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh, and poets like Toru Dutt and A.K. Ramanujan. Their depictions of nature, environmental issues, and human relationships with the land are discussed. The document also references several critical sources on ecocriticism in outlining its focus in Indian English literature.
7010 jonesesther journalanalysisessaywithworkscitedEsther Jones
The journal is published by the Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología at the University of Antioquia in Colombia. It aims to serve library professionals in Latin America. Recent issues focused on decolonization, archives as collective memory, and the changing role of information professionals. The journal highlights efforts in the region to promote inclusive access to information and reclaim cultural heritage through community libraries and archives.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN INDIA: overview of its history by Subha Chakraborty...Jheel Barad
This presentation deals with an article by Subha Chakraborty Dasgupta- Comparative Literature in India: an Overview of its History. It consists key- points from the article. It was presented as a classroom group task in Department of English, MKBU.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN INDIA- Subha Chakraborty Dasgupta.pdfDhruvita1
The concept of comparative literature in India received an impetus from Rabindranath Tagore's lecture delivered on the subject when he was invited by National Council of Education in 1907. But the idea of Comparative Literature suggested by Das, a practicing comparatist, is different from the idea expressed by Tagore.
This document discusses eco criticism and its application to Kalidasa's poem Meghaduta. It begins by defining eco criticism as a field that analyzes the role of the natural environment in literature. It then examines how Meghaduta incorporates various aspects of nature and ecology through its depiction of landscapes, flora and fauna in the cloud's journey. The poem also shows harmonious relations between nature and humans. Finally, it notes that Meghaduta references local societies and cultures along the cloud's path, reflecting an eco critical approach that considers literature's connections to both nature and society.
Value of Education in Novel Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih by S.JAIAJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : Novel Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih is a novel by S.Jai that tells about the side of life of the
people of Kediri. Kediri is the hometown of S.Jai, so he raises stories about the people of Kediri. Kumara
Hikayat Sang Kekasih novel tells about the spirit of life of the personal figures of small communities in remote
villages in Java, precisely in the Kediri hamlet in the face of shifting, friction and changing times. Based on
feeling like asking questions or at least doubts about the ups and downs of abangan, santri and priyayi relations.
This study aims to describe the values of Education contained in the Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih novel by
S.Jai. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with content analysis or content analysis. This method is
used to examine the contents of a document. The document in this study is the Kumara Hikayat Sang Lover
novel. The results showed that the Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih novel, most of the people who developed in
Kediri was the life of a Santri, Priyayi and Abangan which were compiled as documentation of the mental
history of the community and the novel contained educational values, including social, moral, cultural, religious
education ,ekonommi and historically
KEYWORDS :Novels, content analysis, and educational values.
The document provides an overview of classical and medieval Indian literature across multiple languages including Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and others. Some key points discussed include:
- Classical Sanskrit literature includes various genres such as epics, drama, poetry, and scientific works. Several famous Sanskrit poets from different centuries are mentioned.
- Tamil literature includes Sangam classics from the 3rd century BC as well as epics from the 2nd-3rd century AD. Figures such as Thiruvalluvar are discussed.
- Between the 10th-18th centuries, devotional bhakti poetry dominated literature and spread across
This document provides an overview of ecocriticism in Indian English literature. It defines ecocriticism as the study of the relationship between literature and the environment. It discusses how ecocritics examine representations of nature in works and their environmental themes. Several Indian English writers are analyzed in detail, including Raja Rao, R.K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh, and poets like Toru Dutt and A.K. Ramanujan. Their depictions of nature, environmental issues, and human relationships with the land are discussed. The document also references several critical sources on ecocriticism in outlining its focus in Indian English literature.
7010 jonesesther journalanalysisessaywithworkscitedEsther Jones
The journal is published by the Escuela Interamericana de Bibliotecología at the University of Antioquia in Colombia. It aims to serve library professionals in Latin America. Recent issues focused on decolonization, archives as collective memory, and the changing role of information professionals. The journal highlights efforts in the region to promote inclusive access to information and reclaim cultural heritage through community libraries and archives.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN INDIA: overview of its history by Subha Chakraborty...Jheel Barad
This presentation deals with an article by Subha Chakraborty Dasgupta- Comparative Literature in India: an Overview of its History. It consists key- points from the article. It was presented as a classroom group task in Department of English, MKBU.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN INDIA- Subha Chakraborty Dasgupta.pdfDhruvita1
The concept of comparative literature in India received an impetus from Rabindranath Tagore's lecture delivered on the subject when he was invited by National Council of Education in 1907. But the idea of Comparative Literature suggested by Das, a practicing comparatist, is different from the idea expressed by Tagore.
This document discusses eco criticism and its application to Kalidasa's poem Meghaduta. It begins by defining eco criticism as a field that analyzes the role of the natural environment in literature. It then examines how Meghaduta incorporates various aspects of nature and ecology through its depiction of landscapes, flora and fauna in the cloud's journey. The poem also shows harmonious relations between nature and humans. Finally, it notes that Meghaduta references local societies and cultures along the cloud's path, reflecting an eco critical approach that considers literature's connections to both nature and society.
Value of Education in Novel Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih by S.JAIAJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : Novel Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih is a novel by S.Jai that tells about the side of life of the
people of Kediri. Kediri is the hometown of S.Jai, so he raises stories about the people of Kediri. Kumara
Hikayat Sang Kekasih novel tells about the spirit of life of the personal figures of small communities in remote
villages in Java, precisely in the Kediri hamlet in the face of shifting, friction and changing times. Based on
feeling like asking questions or at least doubts about the ups and downs of abangan, santri and priyayi relations.
This study aims to describe the values of Education contained in the Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih novel by
S.Jai. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with content analysis or content analysis. This method is
used to examine the contents of a document. The document in this study is the Kumara Hikayat Sang Lover
novel. The results showed that the Kumara Hikayat Sang Kekasih novel, most of the people who developed in
Kediri was the life of a Santri, Priyayi and Abangan which were compiled as documentation of the mental
history of the community and the novel contained educational values, including social, moral, cultural, religious
education ,ekonommi and historically
KEYWORDS :Novels, content analysis, and educational values.
In this essay I argue that the literary techniques in Borderlands.docxbradburgess22840
In this essay I argue that the literary techniques in Borderlands/La Frontera-The New Mestiza as well as the form of the book are means by which Anzaldúa (also) renders her identity politics-the Mestiza consciousness. In other words, Mestiza consciousness does not come into being solely through the content of the book and the meaning of Anzaldúa's written words. It is chiseled also by a unique employment of multiple literary techniques that themselves embody a meaning and/or a value by which a layer of the writer's identity is implied. The essay provides an analysis of the strategic use of code-switching, first- and third-person transitions and related alternations in points of view from which Anzaldúa portrays a single event. Bilingualism of the book is also paid attention to and it is argued that each of Anzaldúa's languages refers to different value systems and to different lived experience. Further, this article shows at length the roots of Anzaldúa's persuasion that writing can possess therapeutic and healing qualities both for the writer and the reader and that in general artistic creation bears transformative potentials. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
In this essay I argue that the literary techniques in Borderlands/La Frontera-The New Mestiza as well as the form of the book are means by which Anzaldúa (also) renders her identity politics-the Mestiza consciousness. In other words, Mestiza consciousness does not come into being solely through the content of the book and the meaning of Anzaldúa's written words. It is chiseled also by a unique employment of multiple literary techniques that themselves embody a meaning and/or a value by which a layer of the writer's identity is implied. The essay provides an analysis of the strategic use of code-switching, first- and third-person transitions and related alternations in points of view from which Anzaldúa portrays a single event. Bilingualism of the book is also paid attention to and it is argued that each of Anzaldúa's languages refers to different value systems and to different lived experience. Further, this article shows at length the roots of Anzaldúa's persuasion that writing can possess therapeutic and healing qualities both for the writer and the reader and that in general artistic creation bears transformative potentials. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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Anthropological Study of Culture in the Pambayun’s Magic By Joko SantosaAJHSSR Journal
The literary work is a text content in which there are imaginative results that are poured into
writing and reflect human life in cultural socialization. The purpose of this research is to describe the cultural
element and the complexity of ideas in the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa. The method of this
research is a qualitative descriptive study, using a literary anthropology approach. Based on the analysis of the
research, it can be conclude that the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa comprises cultural element,
especially Javanese culture in Mataram Kingdom era. The result of this research can be seen from the structure
on (1) the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa consist of cultural elements including beliefs, symbols,
technology, language and art. (2) the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa also consist of the complexity
of ideas about the nature of human life and the complexity of ideas about the nature of human work
The Works of Rabindranath Tagore An Ecocritical Readingijtsrd
Ecocriticism has brought a significant dimension in literary criticism. The paper illustrates the major writings of Rabindranath Tagore with Ecocritical analysis as well as the study of physical environment and literature with due references. The recent ecocritical philosophies including Deep ecology, Ecofeminism, Shallow Ecology, Social Ecology and Eco Marxism, Ecophobia, Cornucopian, Heideggerian Eco philosophy, etc. are depicted with vivid examples of Tagore’s works. The paper draws a connexion between man and nature in different eastern and western ecocritical philosophies analyzing Tagore literature. Eco consciousness in literature and his personal life are noted here vividly. Literate can be used as a tool to cease environmental disaster and endangerment as well as to promote a healthy ecosystem. The study explores inter personal relations highlighting an over exploiting environment by the use of modern technology. The conflict and dualism between civilization and ecosystem are emphasized concerning Tagore’s writings. Finally, the eco consciousness and eco philosophical views of Tagore are discussed with his literature and paintings. The revolt against natural destruction and exploitation is depicted with due reference along with different eco philosophies. Abdul Awal "The Works of Rabindranath Tagore: An Ecocritical Reading" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42520.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comother-scientific-research-area/literature/42520/the-works-of-rabindranath-tagore-an-ecocritical-reading/abdul-awal
This document summarizes the history of animal geography as a subfield within human geography. It discusses two early approaches - zoogeography which focused on animal distributions, and cultural animal geography which examined human-animal relations. It notes that by mid-20th century, animal geography had receded due to other fields taking over zoogeography work and criticisms of cultural geography. However, in the late 20th century, interest revived due to environmental activism, social theory incorporating animals, and research revealing animal cognition/culture. This led geographers to reconsider animals' subjectivity and role in nature-society relations.
This document discusses the history and evolution of the field of Indology over the past few centuries. It outlines several key turning points, including William Jones' observations in the late 18th century about similarities between Sanskrit and European languages, leading to the proposal of the Proto-Indo-European language. Later, Max Muller put forth the Aryan migration theory in the 19th century. The discovery of the Dravidian language family in the early 19th century was another major development. Finally, the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization in the 1920s led to further speculation about the identity of the Harappans and theories of an Aryan invasion or migration into India. The document argues that modernizing Indology with
More HumanHumane than Humans An Ecocritical Analysis of Shahryar's Hail to H...shafieyan
This document provides an ecocritical analysis of the poem "Hail to Heydarbaba" by the Iranian poet Shahryar. It examines the poem through the lenses of key ecocritical concepts such as anthropocentrism, anthropomorphism, ecocentrism, modernization, and place attachment. The analysis finds that Shahryar expresses ecocentric views by criticizing anthropocentrism and the negative impacts of modern civilization, such as environmental destruction. He attributes human characteristics to the mountain Heydarbaba to make ecocentric points and laments how modernization has obscured humans' connection to nature. The poem reflects Shahryar's emotional attachment to his native landscape and aims to warn
This document discusses comparative Indian literature and the work of scholar Sisir Kumar Das. It contains the following information:
1. It provides background on Das and his work to establish Indian literature as a field of study that examines connections between Indian languages and literatures.
2. It summarizes Das' view that literature departments had artificially separated literatures that are more meaningfully studied comparatively.
3. It outlines some of Das' major ideas about how to approach the study of comparative Indian literature, including examining themes, forms, and attitudes that create unity between Indian literary traditions.
This document summarizes Tejaswini Niranjana's examination of the role of translation in postcolonial contexts. It discusses how translation was used under colonialism to reinforce dominant views of colonized peoples and cultures. It analyzes the works of William Jones and others who translated Indian texts in ways that constructed the colonized as submissive and incapable of self-rule. The document also discusses debates around introducing English education and the construction of colonial subjects through multiple intersecting discourses including education, theology, and translation. Finally, it discusses the need for postcolonial theory to formulate narrative strategies of writing history to make sense of processes of subjectification.
This document provides background information on Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." It discusses Irving's biography and the social context in which he wrote. It then analyzes aspects of mysticism and the supernatural in the story. Specifically, it examines how Irving uses descriptions of nature to evoke mysticism and discusses the urban legends and haunted locations that are part of the story's setting. Quotes from the text are provided as examples to support how Irving incorporated mystical elements through the portrayal of the landscape and folklore traditions.
How Does Translation Work? Abhijnanasakuntalam Translated Text Comparison IIJSRJournal
The dramas of Kalidas, particularly Abhijnanasakuntalam, have mesmerised western culture. Numerous translations have brought this tale to the western reader. However, each translation has been unique, reflecting the translators' efforts to acquire the language of the original text as well as their own leanings, which frequently result from their normative perspective. In the end, each translation proves to be a true representation of the translator's mental image and amply demonstrates their own cultural and intellectual preferences. It also brings to light the challenges—and frequently impossibility—of translating between different eras, tongues, and civilizations.
This document provides an overview of Philippine literature, including its history and types. It discusses how literature is connected to history by expressing a people's feelings, customs, and traditions. The document also lists several major literary works that have influenced cultures worldwide, such as the Bible, Koran, and works by Homer, Confucius, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Finally, it identifies common types of literature such as novels, short stories, plays, legends, fables, essays, biographies, news, and orations.
Eco-criticism analyzes literature's relationship with the environment and advocates for environmental protection. It was first coined in 1978 to highlight the connection between ecology and literature. Eco-criticism seeks to inspire environmental activism and real change through examining how nature is portrayed in works and the values they represent. Pioneers like Jonathan Bate promoted environmental consciousness through their writing. Works like James Thomson's "The Seasons" and novels by Indian authors like R.K. Narayan incorporate nature elements and eco-critical perspectives. The theory continues to develop and influence the study of human relationships with nature and the environment.
Introduction : History in Translation .pptxBhavnaSosa
This document discusses Tejaswini Niranjana's examination of William Jones' translations of Indian texts in the 18th century and their role in constructing colonial representations of India and Hindus. Some key points:
1) Jones' translations were aimed at "domesticating the Orient" and introducing a textualized India to Europe to serve colonial interests.
2) His translations and writings presented Hindus as an indolent, submissive people incapable of self-rule and in need of a civilizing European influence.
3) Jones took on translating Hindu law texts like Manu's Dharmashastra to give Indians their "own" laws, but in a way that reinforced colonial notions of Indian
This document summarizes and analyzes a ritual speech practice in Toraja, Indonesia called "badong". It begins with background on the ritual and linguistic analysis approaches. It then provides ethnographic context on Toraja society and history. The ritual involves interactive, dialogic speech parallelism performed by groups to construct identities and advance sociopolitical goals. While previous studies analyzed textual parallelism, this study examines how performers use the ritual text pragmatically to achieve aims. It finds the ritual is a site of power contests as actors bring divergent values. In 2-3 sentences, it introduces the topic, provides relevant background, and previews the analysis and findings.
Manoj Das An Incredible Bridge between Literature and Philosophyijtsrd
Attempts have been taken here to unveil the versatile virtuosity and artistry of Manoj Das especially in his literary attempts which walk with an incredible alliance with philosophy underneath the literary vesture. Apart from philosophical facet another significant dimension of his literature is ‘psychology', which has well been analyzed here in this article. His c onsciousness about history, psychology and philosophy makes his literature more special. Special care has been taken in order to unveil his art of arresting the attention of readers while reading his text and afterward. Manoj Das' literature is more refined and alert due to his second persona. It has been demonstrated here with some concrete proofs. He is simply a magician in telling tales. He discovers diamond in dust, life in lifeless and cultural consciousness in the thalli of inorganic and organic objects. Another major aspect of his literary approach is the psychological dimension which covers the psychology of the involved character as well as of the readers. In short, his writings have that much potency to arrest the attention of the readers of his story. Another thing with regard to this phenomenon is his ability to convince and kidnap the readers' mind magically with his literary style and approach. Shri Das is culturally, socially, aesthetically, politically, philosophically, psychologically, historically and above all from the humanitarian viewpoint a conspicuously conscious story teller of the time. Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak ""Manoj Das: An Incredible Bridge between Literature and Philosophy"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23866.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/odia/23866/manoj-das-an-incredible-bridge-between-literature-and-philosophy/dr-santosh-kumar-nayak
This document summarizes the history of anthropological research on the Naga peoples of northeast India. It discusses how early colonial officials and missionaries conducted extensive ethnographic research on the Naga and helped establish the field of anthropology in Europe. However, political unrest later reduced access to the region. More recently, interest has renewed as restrictions were lifted in 2000. Several books, exhibitions, and festivals have helped showcase and celebrate Naga culture while also generating debate around cultural change and tradition. The document places the author's own fieldwork within this scholarly trajectory.
An Ecosemiotic Approach To Nature WritingKim Daniels
This summarizes a document discussing an ecosemiotic approach to analyzing nature writing.
1) The document examines how nature writing relates not just to cultural meanings but also to the natural environment, and how an analysis of nature writing should account for both the text and changes in the natural world over time.
2) It provides an example of how one author's description of a landscape differed from the reader's later experience due to changes in the environment from postwar to Soviet agriculture.
3) The document argues that the concept of "text" can be broadened from written works to structures in nature, and that an ecocritical analysis should consider the natural environment and experiences connecting it to the text.
This document provides an overview of Philippine literature, including its origins, evolution, genres, and characteristics. It discusses how Philippine literature has developed from pre-colonial times to the present across the country's diverse regions and languages. The document also defines literature and identifies its key elements and structures, such as narrative form, themes, and devices like metaphor and symbolism. Finally, it outlines the major literary forms of poetry and prose.
This document provides an overview of Philippine literature, including its various forms, genres, elements, and traditions. It discusses how Philippine literature evolved from oral traditions in pre-colonial times to written works in Spanish, American, and Japanese periods. Each period was influenced by the colonizers and reflected the social and political experiences of Filipinos. The document also defines key literary concepts like genre, elements, and traditions; and provides examples of major literary forms like poetry and prose.
Introduction of the Philippine LiteratureKokoStevan
This document provides an overview of Philippine literature, including its various forms, genres, elements, and traditions. It discusses how Philippine literature evolved from oral traditions in pre-colonial times to written works in Spanish, American, and Japanese periods. Each period was influenced by the colonizers and reflected the social and political experiences of Filipinos. The document also defines key literary concepts like genre, elements, and traditions; and provides examples of major literary forms like poetry and prose.
In this essay I argue that the literary techniques in Borderlands.docxbradburgess22840
In this essay I argue that the literary techniques in Borderlands/La Frontera-The New Mestiza as well as the form of the book are means by which Anzaldúa (also) renders her identity politics-the Mestiza consciousness. In other words, Mestiza consciousness does not come into being solely through the content of the book and the meaning of Anzaldúa's written words. It is chiseled also by a unique employment of multiple literary techniques that themselves embody a meaning and/or a value by which a layer of the writer's identity is implied. The essay provides an analysis of the strategic use of code-switching, first- and third-person transitions and related alternations in points of view from which Anzaldúa portrays a single event. Bilingualism of the book is also paid attention to and it is argued that each of Anzaldúa's languages refers to different value systems and to different lived experience. Further, this article shows at length the roots of Anzaldúa's persuasion that writing can possess therapeutic and healing qualities both for the writer and the reader and that in general artistic creation bears transformative potentials. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
In this essay I argue that the literary techniques in Borderlands/La Frontera-The New Mestiza as well as the form of the book are means by which Anzaldúa (also) renders her identity politics-the Mestiza consciousness. In other words, Mestiza consciousness does not come into being solely through the content of the book and the meaning of Anzaldúa's written words. It is chiseled also by a unique employment of multiple literary techniques that themselves embody a meaning and/or a value by which a layer of the writer's identity is implied. The essay provides an analysis of the strategic use of code-switching, first- and third-person transitions and related alternations in points of view from which Anzaldúa portrays a single event. Bilingualism of the book is also paid attention to and it is argued that each of Anzaldúa's languages refers to different value systems and to different lived experience. Further, this article shows at length the roots of Anzaldúa's persuasion that writing can possess therapeutic and healing qualities both for the writer and the reader and that in general artistic creation bears transformative potentials. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
You have requested "on-the-fly" machine translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Show full disclaimer
Neither ProQuest nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. The translations are automatically generated "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and are not retained in our systems. PROQUEST AND ITS LICENSORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES FOR AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGMENT, MER.
Anthropological Study of Culture in the Pambayun’s Magic By Joko SantosaAJHSSR Journal
The literary work is a text content in which there are imaginative results that are poured into
writing and reflect human life in cultural socialization. The purpose of this research is to describe the cultural
element and the complexity of ideas in the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa. The method of this
research is a qualitative descriptive study, using a literary anthropology approach. Based on the analysis of the
research, it can be conclude that the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa comprises cultural element,
especially Javanese culture in Mataram Kingdom era. The result of this research can be seen from the structure
on (1) the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa consist of cultural elements including beliefs, symbols,
technology, language and art. (2) the Pambayun’s Magic novel by Joko Santosa also consist of the complexity
of ideas about the nature of human life and the complexity of ideas about the nature of human work
The Works of Rabindranath Tagore An Ecocritical Readingijtsrd
Ecocriticism has brought a significant dimension in literary criticism. The paper illustrates the major writings of Rabindranath Tagore with Ecocritical analysis as well as the study of physical environment and literature with due references. The recent ecocritical philosophies including Deep ecology, Ecofeminism, Shallow Ecology, Social Ecology and Eco Marxism, Ecophobia, Cornucopian, Heideggerian Eco philosophy, etc. are depicted with vivid examples of Tagore’s works. The paper draws a connexion between man and nature in different eastern and western ecocritical philosophies analyzing Tagore literature. Eco consciousness in literature and his personal life are noted here vividly. Literate can be used as a tool to cease environmental disaster and endangerment as well as to promote a healthy ecosystem. The study explores inter personal relations highlighting an over exploiting environment by the use of modern technology. The conflict and dualism between civilization and ecosystem are emphasized concerning Tagore’s writings. Finally, the eco consciousness and eco philosophical views of Tagore are discussed with his literature and paintings. The revolt against natural destruction and exploitation is depicted with due reference along with different eco philosophies. Abdul Awal "The Works of Rabindranath Tagore: An Ecocritical Reading" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42520.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comother-scientific-research-area/literature/42520/the-works-of-rabindranath-tagore-an-ecocritical-reading/abdul-awal
This document summarizes the history of animal geography as a subfield within human geography. It discusses two early approaches - zoogeography which focused on animal distributions, and cultural animal geography which examined human-animal relations. It notes that by mid-20th century, animal geography had receded due to other fields taking over zoogeography work and criticisms of cultural geography. However, in the late 20th century, interest revived due to environmental activism, social theory incorporating animals, and research revealing animal cognition/culture. This led geographers to reconsider animals' subjectivity and role in nature-society relations.
This document discusses the history and evolution of the field of Indology over the past few centuries. It outlines several key turning points, including William Jones' observations in the late 18th century about similarities between Sanskrit and European languages, leading to the proposal of the Proto-Indo-European language. Later, Max Muller put forth the Aryan migration theory in the 19th century. The discovery of the Dravidian language family in the early 19th century was another major development. Finally, the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization in the 1920s led to further speculation about the identity of the Harappans and theories of an Aryan invasion or migration into India. The document argues that modernizing Indology with
More HumanHumane than Humans An Ecocritical Analysis of Shahryar's Hail to H...shafieyan
This document provides an ecocritical analysis of the poem "Hail to Heydarbaba" by the Iranian poet Shahryar. It examines the poem through the lenses of key ecocritical concepts such as anthropocentrism, anthropomorphism, ecocentrism, modernization, and place attachment. The analysis finds that Shahryar expresses ecocentric views by criticizing anthropocentrism and the negative impacts of modern civilization, such as environmental destruction. He attributes human characteristics to the mountain Heydarbaba to make ecocentric points and laments how modernization has obscured humans' connection to nature. The poem reflects Shahryar's emotional attachment to his native landscape and aims to warn
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1. It provides background on Das and his work to establish Indian literature as a field of study that examines connections between Indian languages and literatures.
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Relationship between space, flora and fauna in the book “O Guarani” by José de Alencar
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Relationship between space, flora and fauna in
the book "O Guarani" by José de Alencar
Gleison Araujo Morais1
, Greiciane da Silva Ambrosio2
, Lídia Maria Nazaré Alves3
,
Roberta Maura da Silva4
, Glaciene J. H. Lyra5
1,2,4
Graduating in language and literature Portuguese / English - UEMG Carangola unit
3
Doctor in Letters- UEMG Carangola unit
5
Master in pedagogy- UEMG Carangola unit
Abstract— This article was fostered by the Extension project
"Studies of gender and ethnicities in literature and its
repercussion in society", funded by PAPq, 2017. The PPC of
the course of Language and Literature on the University
of the State of Minas Gerais, Carangola unit (2016/2017),
about the Portuguese, African and brazilian literature in
Portuguese language, aims to work the text, from various
perspectives, such as the philosophical, historical. this
article was a work from the “O Guarani” by the author
José de Alencar, in order to work on the construction of
the characters from the flora and faunalisted in historical
context of the time, for this we used concepts of human is
ticgeography,of the authors Marcia Shirley Miguel
Feitosa, Claudia Leticia Gonçalves Mathur and Janete de
Jesus Serra Costa (2012), it were also used, contributions
on the romance, with the author AntônioCandido (1989;
1997), Dimas Antônio (1987) which talks about space
and romance, and Ana Carolina Santos (2010) which
discusses about the nature of Brazilian romantic. In
addition to the ecocritical vision worked on studies such
as, Mariado Socorro Pereirade Almeida
(2014),Francisco Neto Pereira Pinto and Hilda Garcia
Dutra Magalhães (2013), such theorists contributed to
the approaches that will be presented. The methodology
of this study is presented with qualitative approaches,
geared to the bibliographic survey, about ecocrític as
relations: construction of space, characters, animals and
plants, in the work of Alencar. With this, concluded that
the issues relating to the environment have to do with
literature, which is a gateway to various thematic
discussions within various biases, since literary texts are
placed visions that fall into several areas of society.
Keyword— The Guarani, space, fauna and flora,
ecocriticism.
I. INTRODUCTION
The students of the 3rd period of Literature, of the
University of the State of Minas Gerais, 2016, study the
literary text from several perspectives, because they
understand that the literary text should be analyzed
according to their social relations. This approach is one of
the requirements that is within the PPC of the course that,
in relation to their respective literatures, explains that the
literature has undergone several changes in its paradigms
of analysis, among others, the fact of observing the
"theoretical-interpretive biases Capable of integrating
knowledge of the literary universe to critical attitudes,
which must, in any instance, illuminate the literary
artifact. "(JÚNIOR et al, 2016 p.32)
Put this approach type, the present work began to be
thought starting from the studies of the ECO-CRITICAL,
gone back to the relation of environmental thought, in that
the nature the human beings constituent part, since then,
thinking in the relationships man the nature it is of
addition importance. The ecocrítics studies in Brazil are
still put in an incipient way, this way, our work was made
starting from the studies of Maria Socorro Pereira of
Almeida (2014), Francisco Neto Pereira Pinto and Hilda
Garcia Dutra Magalhães (2013) that developed works,
starting from the authors that speak regarding the subject.
With effect, we did not want to invalidate the literary
styles with their characteristics, above all for the ones that
they go back to environmental subjects. In that point, we
leaned on the romantic Indian Brazilian work "O
Guarani" of José de Alencar, because it exalts,
excessively, the relationship telúrica between the
characters and the space with the fauna and flora.
In this work, we will analyze the relationship characters,
space, fauna and flora main of the book. As the work
sends to a historical moment and makes references to
landscapes that already existed, to do this analysis, firstly,
it is necessary to describe which was that place that was
being described in the work, to know: "Of one of the
summits of the Mountain of the Organs a thread of water
that goes for the north slides, and thickened with the
springs that it receives in his/her course of ten leagues,
turns laugh her flow." (ALENCAR, 1996 p.7), after being
placed inside of the work, it is necessary to discourse a
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little regarding the writig type developed by the author, in
the case, to speak regarding the romance indianista.
Antonio Candido (1997) is one of the authors that, in his
book "Formation of the Brazilian Literature" he
discoursed regarding the characteristics that took to the
formation of our literatures. In this work he speaks about
the indianismo, that was one of the moments in that the
way of describing things to go Brazilian emerged, for that
the description of the Indian as hero, the virgin forests
and the Brazilian animals, they are quite focused in this
types of works.
When doing the analysis of the characters, together with
the space, the fauna and the flora, first we will enter with
the concepts of space and ambiance, made by Antonio
Dimas (1987) in hiswork" Spaceand Romance",it is
necessary to do this, because the fauna and the florawere
part of the space and the force that they exerted in the
characters would characterize the present environment in
the text, besides the approach of the space, one sees with
these approaches characteristic of the humanist
geography, because according to Costa, Moraes and
Feitosa (2012 ), There is a desire to describe space as a
way of being of who is inserted inside it,in this case, there
is a space that already existed and how people felt about
it.
The methodology of this work is presented with
qualitative approaches, oriented to the bibliographical
survey, regarding the ecocritical relations: construction of
space, characters, fauna and flora, in the work by Alencar.
With this, it was concluded that the environmental issues
have much to do with literature, which is a gateway to
discussions of various themes, within several biases, since
in the literary texts are placed visions that are Different
spheres of society.
II. PLOT AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE
WORK
The Guarani is a Brazilian, Indian novel, written by José
de Alencar, the work dates from the year 1857, and the
plot is in the region of the forests of Rio de Janeiro, which
had just been founded, the work itself sends us To this
period when he says: "In the year of grace of 1604, the
place we have just described was desolate and uncultured;
The city of Rio de Janeiro had been founded less than half
a century before, and civilization had no time to penetrate
the interior. "(ALENCAR, 1996 p.8)
The work insinuates several aspects of the formation of
Brazilian literature, because it tells the relationship of a
brave Indian named Peri, who, after saving the life of the
daughter of D. Antônio de Mariz, becomes related to the
Portuguese family and to do everything for the joy and
life of Cecilia, who had him as a slave and friend.
The Indian goes through various adventures and makes all
the wishes of the girl, it is possible to analyze, with this
work, the relation of the formation of the Brazilian
identity, because many aspects of the cultural imposition
of the colonizer are found, on the colonized, as is exposed
in a Part of the book, when the girl sends the Indian,
already a Christian, to pray with her. "Cecilia knelt down.
- Save the queen! ... The Indian looked at her with an
expression of ineffable happiness. - You are a Christian,
Peri! She said, giving him a pleading look. His friend
understood her, and kneeling, he clasped his hands
together. - You will repeat all my words; and do not
forget them. Yes? "(ALENCAR, 1996 p.346)
The main plot of the work is the superhuman strength that
the Indian possesses, being able to face jaguars or any
kind of being to satisfy the desire of Cecilia, to whom he
was very submissive.
Then the savage distracted himself with the
flexibility of the rattlesnake as he launched the
boat; His feet and back pressed against his torso,
he fell and fell on the womb of the jaguar, who,
lying on his back, with his head pinned to the
ground by the hook, was struggling against his
conqueror, with the claws. This fight lasted
minutes; The Indian, with his feet resting heavily
on the legs of the jaguar, and his body leaning on
the fork, kept the beast still, which had just run
through the woods, finding no obstacle to its
passage. (ALENCAR, 1996 p.26)
There is, in Alencar's work, what AntônioCândido calls
genealogical tendency, "the genealogical tendency
consists in choosing in the local past the elements
appropriate to a vision that, in a sense, is nativist, but
seeks to get as close as possible to ideas And European
standards "(CÂNDIDO, 1989 P.172). For this reason, on
the one hand, we see the exaltation of the Peri Indian,
and, on the other, marks against this admiration. We
clearly see this question in the following passage of the
book, in which the Indian is thus placed as a noble man
and king, then, in contrast to this idea, he is again placed
as barbarous and ignorant, a condition that he poses by
comparing himself the norms of European behavior:
As he spoke, a surge of wild pride of strength
and courage glittered in his black eyes, giving
some nobility to his gesture. Though ignorant,
son of the forest, he was a king; had the kingship
of strength. He only concluded the haughtiness
of the warrior disappeared; He was shy and
modest; was no more than a barbarian in the face
of civilized creatures, whose superiority of
education his instinct recognized. (ALENCAR,
1996 P.112)
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The main idea that we can perceive in relation to the
Guarani is the allegory of the myth of the creation of the
Brazilian people. At the end of the book, after fighting
with the Aimores and trying to save the family of D.
Antônio de Mariz, Peri catches Cecilia. The only one he
could take, and with a canoe he went down the Paquequer
River to be able to take her to his aunt in Rio de Janeiro,
but when she saw that if she left, the Indian could not stay
near her, for the place of him being the forest, the girl
decides that she would live in the forest along with Peri.
After that, there is a scene that refers to the biblical
passage of Noah in which the waters rise, Peri and Cecilia
climb on top of a palm tree to try to survive, but the palm
tree is torn and ends up taking both on the water, as it
were an ark, and the book ends with the palm vanishing
on the horizon, leading them both. "A virgin's
countenance was made of chaste blushes and clear smiles:
lips opened like the purple wings of a kiss, letting go of
the flight. The palm dragged by the impetuous torrent fled
... And disappeared into the horizon "(ALENCAR, SD
p.365).
In declaring to Peri that she would stay in the forest,
Cecilia shows that Brazil comes from these two races, the
union of the European with the indigenous. That is why,
in the end, the end is with the boat disappearing into the
horizon. From there, the Brazilian nation emerges.
According to biblical mythology, people exist from the
union of Adam and Eve, and in Alencar's book, it can be
understood that the Brazilian originated, initially, from
the union of Peri and Cecilia.
III. ASPECTS OF ROMANTIC INDIAN
LITERATURE
Alencar is one of the best-known names in Indian
literature, many factors contributed to the implantation of
this literary movement in Brazil, but its main origin came
from the desire to seek specific Brazilian things,
according to Antonio Candido (1997) this movement
Began to be introduced by the poems of Durão and Basil,
besides the metamorphoses of Diniz.
In part of Europe was the seventeenth-century Theory of
Good Savage, by Rosseau, which had a direct influence
on Brazilian literary thought of the time. We see this
figure of the good savage in the idealization of the Peri
character, from the book "The Guarani". The idealization
of the Indian was another characteristic that the romantic
writers of the time used in their works. The Peri Indian is
the figure of that native, with heroic traits, who
maintained a good relationship with the Portuguese.
From the friendly relation the relation between the
colonizer and the colonized "seen without the look of
domination", as can be seen in the following fragment:
(...) The noble man translated Cecilia's poetic
language as best he could, which he had already
freed from his fright by force, despite his fear of
the savage, to know what he was saying. (...) Peri
returned to the house of D. Antônio de Mariz at
different times. The old gentle man received him
cordially and treated him as a friend; His noble
character sympathized with that uncultivated
nature. (ALENCAR, 1996 p.112; 114)
We see in this passage characteristics of a good savage,
idealized by the colonizer, these characteristics confirm
what Candido (1997) affirms about the indianism of the
romantics, who was concerned with equipping the
autochthon, qualitatively, with characteristics that ended
up highlighting or invented aspects of behavior that were
supported by chivalry, generosity and poetic language as
traces of these natives.
This inventing is very visible from the readings of
Modernist poets, such as Mário de Andrade, "We were
never catechized. We did it was Carnival. The Indian
dressed as a senator of the Empire. Pretending of Pitt.
Alternatively, appearing in Alencar's operas full of good
Portuguese sentiments. "(Revista de Antropofagia, Year
1, No. 1, May 1928.) Or," Against the Indian of tocheiro.
The Indian son of Maria, godson of Catherine de Medici
and son-in-law of D. Antônio de Mariz "(Revista de
Antropofagia, Year 1, No. 1, May 1928.)
Alencaris them ostexpressive writer in this phase of
romanticism. The works Guarani (1857), Iracema (1865)
and Ubirajara (1874) extol the great lord of nationality
through the Indian, as hero and iconwarrior.
In O Guarani, the poetic figure of the Indian is always
present as a fruit of that Brazilian vegetation, and of the
natural landscapes that exalted nationalism, very strong
characteristics of Indianism that always sought the
exaltation of the national landscape to distance itself from
the European ideals. "The Indian began, in his language
so rich and poetic, with the sweet pronunciation he
seemed to have learned from the auras of his land or the
birds of the virgin forests, this simple narration: (...)"
(ALENCAR, 1996 p. 110)
IV. THE CHARACTERS AND THE RELATION
SPACE, FAUNA AND FLORA
In the book O Guarani, the plot takes place in the forest of
the Atlantic Forest of the region of Rio de Janeiro. By
characterizing the relationship of the characters with
space, fauna and flora, we will be making use of what
Antonio Dimas calls "space and ambiance" in his book
Space and Romance.
(...) for the purposes of analysis, the reader is
required to have insight and familiarity with
literature so that space is pure and simple ... to be
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seen in a framework of more complex meanings,
which are part of the ambiance. In other words,
space is denoted; the ambiance is accounted for.
The first is clear and explicit; the second is
underlying and implicit. The first contains reality
data that, in a later instance, can reach symbolic
dimensions. (Dimas, 1987, p.20)
The space described in the work, at first sight is explicitly
stated, however, when characterizing it qualitatively, the
author leaves the plane of space and enters with what
Antonio Dimas (1987) called the setting, this setting was
made so that the character Peri was equated with space,
the force of nature, the characteristics of fauna and flora
were put in common with the character, however, space
was set up with the purpose of building a telluric
relationship between the characters and the medium to
which they were exposed, thus doing, that this space
reached the state of the setting, that is, what was explicitly
described reaches symbolic dimensions and is no longer
just a mere description, starting to have a main plane in
the narrative.
Following the definitions of Antonio Dimas, we will
analyze the characters D. Antônio de Mariz, Cecilia and
Peri in a certain space that is the forests of the Atlantic
Forest located in the regions of Rio de Janeiro, formerly.
The relationship of these characters with this medium, in
this case the fauna and flora, will characterize the
ambiance that in the work is perceived by the medium
force in the construction of the characters. Knowing the
richness and exuberance of virgin forests in the time of
colonization, the narrator begins by describing the space
where most of the history would be. This description,
preceding the appearance of the characters, takes up the
biblical myth of the creation of theworld.
There the Paquequer hurls himself upon his bed,
and traverses the forests like the tapir, foaming,
leaving his sparse hair at the tips of the rock, and
filling the solitude with the boom of his career.
Suddenly, the space is missing, the earth escapes;
the proud river retreats for a moment to
concentrate its forces, and rushes forth with one
stroke, like the tiger upon its prey. Then, weary of
the supreme effort, it stretches out on the earth,
and falls asleep in a beautiful basin that nature has
formed, and where it receives it as in a bridal bed,
under the curtains of vines and wild flowers. The
vegetation in these places once boasted all its
luxury and vigor; Virgin forests stretched along
the banks of the river, running amidst the arches of
greenery and the capitals formed by the palm
fronds. (ALENCAR, SD p.7)
The description is purposely humanized and such a
resource is achieved by the personification of the above-
mentioned river, which dominates the environment, but
not only, coexists harmoniously with it. The reader's
perception is being constructed and, when the characters
appear, with their characteristics aimed at recognizing the
importance of nature, the predisposed reader, by the
humanization of space, will understand that there was a
telluric relation between them. The way the place is
described tries to conform to the character. For example,
the river has the same characteristics of Peri: strong, fast,
fearless, audacious, and according to the Alencarian
narration, sweet, to the point of captivating Cecilia. In the
similarity between character and space, there is an
environment here, because the author's subjectivity enters
the work of personification of the same, we see the
intention to build, in the reader's mind, the way the
relationship between the first settlers, Autochthonous and
nature: this was for those its extent. This telluric
relationship is present throughout all romance.
The characters are being analyzed together with the fauna
and flora, which can be characterized in parts as a
geographic work, since it is described characteristics of a
region that existed and exists until today. Thus, through
the course of history, we can perceive the type of
vegetation and animals prevailing at the time when Rio de
Janeiro was just born. In this instance enter the concepts
of Cultural Humanistic Geography that brings the
influences of Humanism. In it space tells about man's
relations with the environment, his experiences or being /
being.
(...) Cultural Humanist Geography suffered from
Humanism: in the first place, there is a
considerable expansion from the point of view,
with the insertion, in the scientific scope, of a
vision that opens to new methodological
postulates, more concerned with the experience
through feelings, reflection and imagination. The
world, therefore, consists of a space that must be
mastered physically and intellectually. These two
concepts are directly related to the being / being
dichotomy that will give rise to the insertion of
subjectivity in the geographical field. (COSTA,
MORAES, FEITOSA p.189)
In this perspective, we will start talking about D. Antônio
de Mariz, Cecilia's father. He was a Portuguese
nobleman. As regards his relation to that nature, the
feeling was one of respect and admiration. Because of its
origins in the European matrix, its beliefs with the
environment were religious, the signs that nature
transmits have a deity, so that in a part of the book, when
animals were quieted and plants, such as flowers and
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Ouricuri, they opened at dusk, the noble man and his
family understood that it was the time of the Hail Mary.
The wild thorns unleashed the delicate, white
flowers; and the Ouricuri opened his younger
palms to receive the dew of the night in his
chalice. The retarded animals sought the in; while
the juriti, calling her companion, let loose the
sweet and longing noises with which she says
good bye to the day. Aconcert of serious notes
greeted the sunset, and was confused with the
sound of the waterfall, which seemed to break the
roughness of its fall, and yield to the sweet
influence of the afternoon. It was AveMaria. How
solemn and grave in them idsto four forests is the
mysterious hour of dusk, when nature kneels at the
feet of the Creator to murmur the prayer of the
night! (ALENCAR, 1996 p.40)
These religious characteristics are European marks not
being common to the natives of the forest, which is why
the vision of D. Antônio de Mariz before the fauna and
the flora is from Portuguese perspectives, in the case in
question for its Christian beliefs, the animals and Nature
is divine creations.
Already Cecilia, daughter of the Portuguese nobleman
and friend of the Indian Peri, despite being Portuguese her
relation with nature and the animals of the Brazilian
forests has an air of familiarity, as if she were a lady in
accordance with the place, and could To relate everything
around her, she grazes with the little birds and lies on the
grass of the forest, etc.
Cecilia ran down the valley chasing a beautiful
hummingbird, which in the fast flight was a
thousand colors, sparkling like the prism of a solar
ray. The beautiful girl, with her cheery face,
laughing at the volteos that the little bird made him
give, as if playing with her, found in that party a
lively pleasure. At last, feeling fatigued, she leaned
back against a turf, which, rising at the foot of the
rock, formed a sort of natural divan. (ALENCAR,
1996 p.108)
Although Cecilia is part of the culture of the colonizing
matrix, it can be considered a person who adapted to the
culture of the colonized, because it is not customary for
the Portuguese to have such a close relationship with
animals, these are traits of the Brazilian natives. When
playing these traits in this character, Alencar confronts
the concept of AntônioCandido (1989); because for this,
the process of cultural imposition and adaptation
happened in the colonizer's perspective on the colonized.
Cecilia feels like a forest girl, for her that place and the
things that were part of it were also parts of her, because
she lived only the beginning of her childhood with the
urban civilization of Rio de Janeiro, the rest of her days
was In that place of crystalline waters, it was in that
simple nature that she grew up, this is her justification
when telling Peri that she would not leave, which
confirms her adaptation to the customs of the forest and
the force of space in the process of setting the plot.
But what was the bond that bound her to the
civilized world? Was she not nearly a daughter of
these fields, created with her clean, free air, with
her clear waters? (...) All his life, all his beautiful
days, all his childhood pleasures lived there, they
spoke in those echoes of solitude, in those
confused murmurs, in that silence itself. It
belonged, therefore, to the wilderness rather than
to the city; She was more of a Brazilian virgin than
a courtesan girl; Their habits, and their tastes were
more in the simple pomps of nature, than in the
festivals and galas of art and civilization. Decided
to stay. (ALENCAR, 1996p.355)
We left to speak of the Indian Peri last, as it can be
considered the own fauna and flora, was placed as the
true Brazilian native, son of the forests of the tribe of the
goitacás. Alencar shows with the Peri character and its
relationship with the environment, the will to create an
authentic Brazilian literature in which the native, tropical
and wild nature are exalted and described with liveliness.
The valorization of local nature was one of the
elements mobilized in the clamor for national self-
determination in opposition to the old metropolis
(...) The opulence of the tropics, its vitality and
originality, were stimulus to the thought - the
tropical nature in its peculiarity would inspire the
Poets and direct them to the creation of a local
literature and to an opulent civilization and full of
creative energy. (SANTOS, 2010 p.86)
Peri is described as the true hero; in the work are
described stretches in which he fights with a tiger. “Then
the savage distracted himself with the flexibility of the
rattlesnake as he launched the boat; His feet and back
pressed against his torso, he fell and fell on the womb of
the jaguar, who, lying on his back, with his head pinned
to the ground by the hook, was struggling against his
conqueror, With the claws.” (ALENCAR, 1996 p.26), this
shows that the fauna of that place possessed wild animals,
and, as far as the fauna and flora are concerned, justifies
the wild nature of the native.
In many of his adventures the Indian used the resources of
the local flora for his activities, for example, by tying the
jaguar, it is described that he wore a rope taken from the
palm of the name Ticum, which confirms the will of the
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author to put in that Work the language and the local
knowledge that the autochthon possessed. Beyond this, in
another section, the Indian is on the branch of an Oil,
which is known as one of the highest trees in our forest.
In all the places where the Indian is in contact with the
fauna and flora, the author shows us the types of species
found at that time, authenticating and exalting the
landscapes of Brazil.
In the book are described species of faunas that today are
extinct or little heard, like the Cauãs, that are described in
the notes of the book like birds that devoured the snakes,
the Corrixo that were birds that mimicked the others. Else
where in the book, the Indian talks about a little bird
called Guanumbi, which we know as ahummingbird
“Listen, he said. The old men of the tribe have heard from
their fathers that the man's soul, when it leaves the body,
hides itself in a flower, and stays there until the air of
heaven comes to fetch it and takes it far away. That's why
you see the guanumbi, jumping from flower to flower,
kissing one, kissing another, then flapping wings and
running away.” (ALENCAR, 1996 p.347)
The flora of the time was composed by the most varied
types of plants, in the book, for example, are cited the
sapucaias that are trees that give fruits of the size of the
coconut; The pequiás, that are trees of more than a
hundred palms of height that flourishes between the
months of September and October. A fruit of the name
Cardo is mentioned, this fruit comes from a type of cactus
called urumbeba, "To the gesture of refusal made by the
Indian, she threw the vase into the river, and choosing on
the leaves a sweet red thistle like a honeycomb honey,
reached out and touched the fruit to the prisoner's mouth."
(ALENCAR, SD p.273)
As can be seen, these descriptions of fauna and flora
made by Alencar aimed to give Brazil an authentic
literature, and in the Peri character we see these
characteristics of the Indian who knows the forests, the
animals, the wild spirit and the enchantments of that land
Which are exposed in order to distance themselves from
European ideologies.
Peri is a character who mixes with the fauna and flora of
that region, possessing the nature of all beings around
him, the high point in the relations of this character with
the environment is in the stretch where his forces surpass
that of nature, since he is Capable of measuring forces
with the Natural phenomena of the earth.
Then a great, heroic, superhuman scene passed
over this vast desert of water and sky; a grandiose
spectacle, a sublime folly. Peri hallucinated hung
on the lianas that were entwined by the branches
of the trees already covered with water, and with
desperate effort girding the trunk of the palm tree
in his stiff arms, shook him to the roots. (...)
Terrible struggle, amazing, crazy, exhausted: life
struggle against matter; Man’s struggle against the
earth; struggle against immobility. (ALENCAR,
SD p.364)
In this case, he fights against the force of a storm,
confirming that his heroic identity and his admirable acts
portray that nature of the time, which possessed
admirable flora and fauna that cannot be glimpsed in the
land of the colonizing matrix.
V. THE ECO CRITICAL RELATION PRESENT
IN THE WORK.
According to studies carried out by critics focused on the
relationship between modernization and sustainable
development, one can understand that the Alencarian
works enable a reflection on the need to strengthen the
ties between man and nature. The studies on ecocritics in
Brazil are still in a poorly explored field, and if in
international studies there is a range of bibliographies on
the subject, in our country, there is "only one book in
Portuguese dedicated entirely to the subject, Greg
Garrard's Ecocriticism (2006), translated into Portuguese
by Vera Ribeiro.”(MAGALHÃES, PINTO, 2013 p.40).
Maria do Socorro Pereira de Almeida in her studies from
authors who talk about ecocritics says that:
The ecocritical approach is an accessory method of
the critical eye that sees the nature in the contexts
of the human experience in interaction with the
other beings and with the physical (physiographic)
dimensions that make up the ambient space.
Nature assumes a secondary or relevant role in
literary texts and the ecocriticalviewpoints to this
aspect and seeks to observe how the environmental
context in works, including space, beings,
elements and phenomena of external nature, and
the human posture in this context are revealed.
(ALMEIDA, 2014 p.35)
In this perspective, in “O Guarani”, the ecocritical view
lies in the relationship between character, fauna and
appearance, in the importance of describing these
phenomena as an integrating part of the human being.
Alencar always tries to show the feeling that this nature
aroused in the characters or in the person who watched it.
Note, in Cecilia's description, the comparisons that the
author makes with elements of the flora, giving a
harmonious trait to the girl, showing how nature can
compose our being. “Her red, moist lips looked like a
flower of the gardenia of our fields, dewy by the serene
night; her complexion was as pure as a cotton flake, dyed
on the cheeks of a long pink rose, which, fainting died in
the lap of soft and delicate lines.” (ALENCAR, SD p.28)
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In the literature, ecocritics can be treated through tropes
that, according to Magalhães and Pinto (2013), are the
ways that nature is represented, being the pastoral trope,
natural world and apocalyptic trope. The works of
Alencar fall into the natural world trope, for in this “it
falls to a nature still in a state untouched by civilization,
that is to say, a space of purity that inspires humility and
humility and reverence, and which can provide an
invigoration of tiredness arising from the moral and
material pollution of the city.” (MAGALHÃES, PINTO,
2013, 44). It is what we see in his works, a nature in its
pure state, whose forests are virgins, possessors of a rich
fauna, that brings a climate of peace and poetry, in the
relations with the environment.
By showing the human being's way of being in its
environment, ecocritics makes us reflect on the
preservation of this environment, which is crucial for our
living, this perception about the environment in ecocritics
"(...) tries to understand how the human dimensions are
integrated with the other dimensions of nature and with
the man himself, who, in this context, participates in an
inseparable whole.” (ALMEIDA, 2014 p.37)
It is noted in one part of the book how the language of the
Indian Peri is compared: "The Indian began, in his
language so rich and poetic, with the sweet pronunciation
he seemed to have learned from the auras of his land or
from the birds of the virgin forests, this simple narration
(...)" (ALENCAR, 1996 p.110). The earth and the animals
are able to awaken this way of being, in which the man is
placed poetically and nature is a teacher, able to awaken
this poetry in him. Without this nature, without the
preservation of the environment, chaos can arise, and this
can be compared, to the present day, when nature is
placed in the background, being destroyed by
urbanization and lack of environmental awareness, lack of
look to the natural environment has given way to the
capitalistic thinking in which modernity finds itself.
Alencar shows us, too, that we do not have to live with
much and that all we need to find in nature, in a part of
the book is described the meal that the Indian prepared. In
this description, everything he used was the product of a
land that at the time was fully preserved and rich in fruit.
"The other leaf contained honeycombs from a small bee,
which had made its hive on the trunk of a catuiba, so that
pure and clear honey had delicious perfumes; it would be
called honey of flowers." (ALENCAR, 1996 p.351). The
part of the book in which Cecilia decides to live in the
forests and not to leave for the urban environment is
another example of which, in nature, it is possible to live
in harmony and to extract the means of survival. This was
possible in the vegetation of the time that was
untouchable, nowadays, it is necessary to analyze the
transformations suffered in this environment.
We see with this approach that in the literature it is
possible to investigate much about the environment, since
it: “(...) reveals man's gaze to the world, and through time
it has been perceived that this gaze is undergoing
variations, and nature, as one of the literary elements, is
also seen in different ways. It is precisely this perception
of space-environment and the elements that complement
it, which deals with liter-environmental analysis.”
(ALMEIDA, 2014 p.38)
VI. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
In this work, we propose to identify how the literature is
linked to contexts that go beyond the text, showing that it
went from a purely chronological approach to works and
began to be analyzed according to their relationships in
society, history, etc. For that, we analyze the relation of
the construction of the characters of the work "The
Guarani", by José de Alencar, in the Eco critical
perspective, focused on the relation nature, fauna and
flora, with this, we saw that there is a telluric relation
between characters and space.
We show that "O Guarani" can be considered an allegory
for the formation of the Brazilian population, since the
author told the story of a very brave Indian, who had a
good relationship with whites, and who was submissive to
all the girl's wishes Portuguese, called Cecilia. The Indian
and the girl are the only ones who remain until the end of
the book, together, being, that the story ends with the two
led by the waters of a storm, hence the analogy to the
Brazilian formation, the Indian and white junction of the
Colonizer with the colonized, from Peri to Cecilia.
Another point that we point out was that the form of
narration and plot of the work was linked to the romantic
Indian literature, which, according to AntônioCandido
(1997), arose from the desire to seek the Brazilian
specific, since, the literatures of were linked to European
ideals.
This same author showed us that the Indians of the
romantics was concerned with characterizing the
autochthonous qualitatively, which ended up emphasizing
or inventing aspects of behavior linked to generosity,
bravery and chivalry, as traits of the natives, so that the
Peri character of the work of Alencar, had characteristics
of hero and goodness, creating the idea of "good savage".
The objective of this work was related to the relation of
the characters with the environment, with regard to
nature, fauna and flora. With this, Antonio Dimas's
considerations of space and ambiance in the novel
illuminated the plot of the work, since the space in which
the characters were, the forests and the animals, exerted
influences on the behaviors, which would characterize the
Atmosphere, giving the place an appearance of liveliness,
where the characters felt in conformity with the virgin
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forests of the time.
We saw from the approach of Marcia Shirley Miguel
Feitosa, Claudia Leticia GonçalvesMathur and Janete de
Jesus Serra Costa (2012), the Humanistic Cultural
Geography is present in the work, since this says that, the
space should be dominated physically and intellectually.
The character of Peri, for being the Brazilian native, knew
all of the space, so the dominated intellectually and
physically. Cecilia, despite being Portuguese, having been
created in the forests, also felt in that middle. Dom
Antônio already, despite living in that place, only had
physically, that why, your thought was always returned to
Portugal, which was the only place he felt owned, even
though distant, so that in this perspective fits the
Humanistic Cultural Geography, which relates to
literature.
Another key point that motivated this work was to show
that the work makes the ecocrítica look. We analyze that
the studies focused on this issue, according to Maria do
Socorro Pereira de Almeida (2014), will look at the
environment as an integral part of the human being, trying
to understand the human dimensions and the dimensions
of nature as a whole, raising our eyes to the importance of
the preservation of this medium.
Our gaze ecocrític understands the work as an example of
the way that the man should relate to nature. The Indian
language is placed as the fruit of the Earth, animals and
forests, showing how the environment can trigger the way
of being of an individual, what if it is taken to this day
shall draw attention, because with the modernization and
urbanization of society, the telluric ratio in relation to the
kind of fence is falling over, about it we have a question,
is that forests described in work, even today?
We finished this work by saying that it is possible to build
multiple knowledge with the literature, showing that the
PPC course of literature, University of the State of Minas
Gerais, unit-Carangola, addresses the prospects for
studies of literature, in the present day, and showing that,
with regard to ecocríticos studies, literature has a lot to
contribute, making us reflect that the environment , fauna
and flora, are parts of our being, so it must be preserved,
so that they have the same feelings that the characters in
the book, showing that the environment can take
sustenance and wisdom.
We concluded citing what said Francisco Neto Pereira
Pinto and Hilda Garcia Dutra Magalhaes, about ecocrítica
in the literary vehicle: "(...) the ecocrític can contribute to
give more rigour to the literary approach, but also more
lightness, since the current environmental studies teach us
that there is no right or wrong approaches, exceeded or
not exceeded, but simply approaches." (MAGELLAN;
Pinto, 2013 p. 48), there are approaches that the literary
text can awaken in society, thus contributing to the
awareness of environmental issues.
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