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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2024): ILN Journal: Indian Literary Narratives

Portrayal of Avian Aesthetics and the Language of Winged Migrants in Stephen Alter’s Wild Himalaya

Submitted
10 November 2024
Published
2024-12-30

Abstract

Magic of Wonders and Emotional Connectivity are two different characteristics in the field of Ecocriticism. For Eco-critics, a world is a narrow space, not a wide space. They see everything through the lens of science and literature. Every study has a specific boundary to explore the wonders of the world. The American writer, Stephen Alter chooses ‘Himalayas’ as his research boundary where his journey informs the magic of wonders from the living organisms and emotional connectivity from the experience. Wild Himalaya serves as a book of scientific knowledge through historical storytelling. Realistic examples provoke the readers to understand his writing style. There are various chapters covering human and nature around the location. This article studies more on Aves and Insects, especially butterflies around Himalayas through the perspective of the writer and with several ecocritical ideas. 

References

  1. Alter, Stephen. Wild Himalaya: A Natural History of the Greatest Mountain Range on Earth. Aleph Book Company, 2019.
  2. Love, Glen A. Practical Ecocriticism: Literature, Biology, and the Environment. University of Virginia Press, 2003.
  3. Rueckert, William. "Literature and Ecology: An Experiment in Ecocriticism." The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology, edited by Cheryll Glotfelty and Harold Fromm, University of Georgia Press, 1996, pp. 105-123.
  4. Wilson, Edward O. On Human Nature. Harvard UP, 2012.

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