Relations between Man and the Environment through the Analysis of the Symbolism of the Herbs and Trees in Caribbean Literature ()
ABSTRACT
The question of representations of the forest world, trees and plants in
the Caribbean literature is important in the understanding of the relationship
between man and nature. This work deals with the study of literary texts which
highlight this human-nature interaction serving as the writer’s base to
establish the legitimacy of the literary discourse. It anchors this dialogue in
reality and knowledge of the world which translates the relationship between
man and his environment. The data recorded during this study allow us to
develop this continuum between literature, the world perception in the oral tradition and biotope observation by the
endogenous populations. The writer renders the syncretic dimension that
serves as the basis of literary aesthetics through writing and the popular
imagination.
KEYWORDS
Symbolic,
Representations,
Trees,
Plants,
Forest,
Caribbean,
Tales,
Legends,
Literature,
Biodiversity,
Human,
Nature,
Function,
Magical-Religious,
Relationship,
Sacred
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Jean-Georges, C. (2016) Relations between Man and the Environment through the Analysis of the Symbolism of the Herbs and Trees in Caribbean Literature.
Open Access Library Journal,
3, 1-17. doi:
10.4236/oalib.1102765.