Study Of Landscape Waterscape And Spacescape Geocritical Analysis Of Select Eco Centric Novels

Abstract

Ecocriticism is the study of literature and ecology from an interdisciplinary point of view, where newlineliterary scholars analyse texts that illustrate environmental concerns and examine the various ways newlineliterature treats the subject of nature. Today it is the dire need to spread eco-consciousness to save newlineour environment for future generations. This will also help us to live harmoniously on Earth. The newlineecological issues have been mirrored in eco narratives, eco fictions, pre and post-apocalyptic newlineliteratures, cli-fictions, green literature and so on. Nonetheless in recent years the dynamic relation newlinebetween literature and geography has also been drawing attention for better understanding of the newlineliterary texts and understanding the regional and cultural differences. Ecocriticism and geo newlinecriticism both being multidisciplinary in their approach can be employed mutually to critically newlineanalyse the literary work. The select eco-centric novels are studied using the methodology newlinepropounded by geocriticism and ecocriticism theory that aim to explore the representation of newlinespaces through multidisciplinary approach. The researcher aims at immersive, integrated newlineecological literary research, through geo-critical perspectives. The undertaken study explores newlinespace-based analysis of the eco narratives set at different places such as landscape, waterscape and newlinespacescape. The study emphasises the variety of perspective instrumented by geo-criticism that newlinestimulates the understanding of the literary text. The literary representation of the spaces enhances newlinethe dynamic relationship amongst the human and the non-human world as depicted in the literary newlinework. The study thus explores the variety of patterns, and forms of geographical representations newlinepractised when narrating eco-centred storyline. It studies how interdisciplinary perspectives might newlinebe helpful in understanding the narratives and how geographical factors play an important role in newlineshaping newline newline