Representation of nature in Peruvian literature: a reading from ecocriticism

Mejía N.S.; Loayza R.A.L. · Arboles y Rizomas (2023) · DOI: 10.35588/ayr.v5i1.5993

Resumen

In recent years, the problems facing nature have aroused the interest of several studies in different disciplines. One of these lines of research is ecocriticism, which studies the relationship between man and nature in literary texts, focusing on the impact that human action produces on it. The purpose of the article is to analyze this representation according to the approaches of ecocriticism in a selection of seven texts from Peruvian literature that address Andean and Amazonian themes. The paper concludes that in the analyzed texts, the relationship between man and nature is developed in its vast complexity; thus, the identification and filiation of man with plants and animals are highlighted, as well as the dangers that human action and industrial development represent for nature.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal