Within the framework of eco-feminist theory,this paper,taking Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" as a specific example,to explain how women and nature are marginalized and reduced to aphasia conditio...Within the framework of eco-feminist theory,this paper,taking Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" as a specific example,to explain how women and nature are marginalized and reduced to aphasia condition in literature.The paper presents a detailed analysis of the language of the poem,reveals men's anthropocentric-andocentric attitudes toward nature and women and proposes the decentralization or the relation of "anotherness" as a possible way to reestablish a healthy culture(men)-nature(women) relationship.展开更多
As one of renowned English novelists,Thomas Hardy concerns about the nature and the living environment.In his sixth published novel,The return of the Native,Thomas Hardy puts human being’s fate into nature,sets the h...As one of renowned English novelists,Thomas Hardy concerns about the nature and the living environment.In his sixth published novel,The return of the Native,Thomas Hardy puts human being’s fate into nature,sets the heroine’s fate into her attitudes to nature and suggests that just like nature’s destroy and tragedy,nature and women are ruled and conquered by pa triarchal society.展开更多
This essay tries to, from the eco-feminism perspective, criticize the male oppression toward the female and nature, analyze the crisis of the male rule caused by the resistance from the nature and women in Hemingway&#...This essay tries to, from the eco-feminism perspective, criticize the male oppression toward the female and nature, analyze the crisis of the male rule caused by the resistance from the nature and women in Hemingway's The short happy life of Francis Macomber, and advocate the harmonious co-existence between man and nature, men and women.展开更多
Cat in the Rain is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway which is published in 1925.With simple plot and plain lan-guage,this short story conveys many implicit meanings.This essay tries to reanalyze this story fro...Cat in the Rain is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway which is published in 1925.With simple plot and plain lan-guage,this short story conveys many implicit meanings.This essay tries to reanalyze this story from the perspective of eco-feminism,revealing Hemingway's ecological meaning and the feminist consciousness.展开更多
North and Southis one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s greatest novels.As a British female writer,Mrs.Gaskell has vividly depicted the life experience of the female protagonist Margaret Hale,a young lady who grows up in a pict...North and Southis one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s greatest novels.As a British female writer,Mrs.Gaskell has vividly depicted the life experience of the female protagonist Margaret Hale,a young lady who grows up in a picturesque southern town named Helstone,and has to move to a northern industrial city called Milton.The description of her experience vividly describes the great social,environmental and economic changes that have taken place in Britain during the Industrial Revoluti on.North and South will be interpreted from a perspective of eco-feminism in the following two aspects:the impact of the Industrial Revolutionon environment and women status in patriarchal society.An eco-feminist interpretation of the novel can help to eliminate gender discrimination,construct ecological civilization as well as build a harmonious society.展开更多
According to human history,there are varieties of ways through which the feminine aspect of nature faced and in many cases,overcame oppression.One of the ways this phenomenon displays itself is in the literary works t...According to human history,there are varieties of ways through which the feminine aspect of nature faced and in many cases,overcame oppression.One of the ways this phenomenon displays itself is in the literary works that we deem as realistic and an expression of the norms and customs of the society in question.Sister Carrie and My Antonia are two such literary pieces that embody the struggles and triumphs of women in the 19th and most of the early 20th century.In creating such monumental and naturalistic adaptations,both authors are able to present the case of two migratory women from different backgrounds but confined by the norms and mannerisms of the society around them.The struggles that each of these characters undergoes is an expression of the underlying constraints that the paternal and chauvinistic society of their time places upon both women and the natural world.The eco-feminist agenda,however,gets a more elaborate representation in My Antonia than in Sister Carrie due to a variety of factors that serve to illuminate the differences between these two iconic stories.This paper makes a thorough comparison between two literary works—Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser and My Antonia by Willa Cather from the perspective of eco-feminism.展开更多
J.B. is one of the most popular writers of the last hundred years and many of his stories have a prophetic quality. His books are full of descriptions of abundant life. Many critics still treasure his great literary w...J.B. is one of the most popular writers of the last hundred years and many of his stories have a prophetic quality. His books are full of descriptions of abundant life. Many critics still treasure his great literary works and salute the memory of the remarkable man who wrote them. An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, which is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. In the play, Priestley advocates to restore the wholeness of the community and construct a harmonious society fit for people to live in. This article will analyze why he advocates it and what are the possible ways to achieve it in the eco-feminism view.展开更多
文摘Within the framework of eco-feminist theory,this paper,taking Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" as a specific example,to explain how women and nature are marginalized and reduced to aphasia condition in literature.The paper presents a detailed analysis of the language of the poem,reveals men's anthropocentric-andocentric attitudes toward nature and women and proposes the decentralization or the relation of "anotherness" as a possible way to reestablish a healthy culture(men)-nature(women) relationship.
文摘As one of renowned English novelists,Thomas Hardy concerns about the nature and the living environment.In his sixth published novel,The return of the Native,Thomas Hardy puts human being’s fate into nature,sets the heroine’s fate into her attitudes to nature and suggests that just like nature’s destroy and tragedy,nature and women are ruled and conquered by pa triarchal society.
文摘This essay tries to, from the eco-feminism perspective, criticize the male oppression toward the female and nature, analyze the crisis of the male rule caused by the resistance from the nature and women in Hemingway's The short happy life of Francis Macomber, and advocate the harmonious co-existence between man and nature, men and women.
文摘Cat in the Rain is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway which is published in 1925.With simple plot and plain lan-guage,this short story conveys many implicit meanings.This essay tries to reanalyze this story from the perspective of eco-feminism,revealing Hemingway's ecological meaning and the feminist consciousness.
文摘North and Southis one of Elizabeth Gaskell’s greatest novels.As a British female writer,Mrs.Gaskell has vividly depicted the life experience of the female protagonist Margaret Hale,a young lady who grows up in a picturesque southern town named Helstone,and has to move to a northern industrial city called Milton.The description of her experience vividly describes the great social,environmental and economic changes that have taken place in Britain during the Industrial Revoluti on.North and South will be interpreted from a perspective of eco-feminism in the following two aspects:the impact of the Industrial Revolutionon environment and women status in patriarchal society.An eco-feminist interpretation of the novel can help to eliminate gender discrimination,construct ecological civilization as well as build a harmonious society.
文摘According to human history,there are varieties of ways through which the feminine aspect of nature faced and in many cases,overcame oppression.One of the ways this phenomenon displays itself is in the literary works that we deem as realistic and an expression of the norms and customs of the society in question.Sister Carrie and My Antonia are two such literary pieces that embody the struggles and triumphs of women in the 19th and most of the early 20th century.In creating such monumental and naturalistic adaptations,both authors are able to present the case of two migratory women from different backgrounds but confined by the norms and mannerisms of the society around them.The struggles that each of these characters undergoes is an expression of the underlying constraints that the paternal and chauvinistic society of their time places upon both women and the natural world.The eco-feminist agenda,however,gets a more elaborate representation in My Antonia than in Sister Carrie due to a variety of factors that serve to illuminate the differences between these two iconic stories.This paper makes a thorough comparison between two literary works—Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser and My Antonia by Willa Cather from the perspective of eco-feminism.
文摘J.B. is one of the most popular writers of the last hundred years and many of his stories have a prophetic quality. His books are full of descriptions of abundant life. Many critics still treasure his great literary works and salute the memory of the remarkable man who wrote them. An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, which is considered to be one of Priestley's best known works for the stage and one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. In the play, Priestley advocates to restore the wholeness of the community and construct a harmonious society fit for people to live in. This article will analyze why he advocates it and what are the possible ways to achieve it in the eco-feminism view.
