Revue scientifique de littérature, des langues et des sciences sociales
Auteur.e.s
Mamadou DIAMOUTENE
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Titre de l'article
The Discourse Of Environmental Emergency : An Analysis Of Emerson’s Nature
Résumé
This study examines the environmental issue in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay Nature. The
objective of the study is to show that Emerson’s writing offers a particular version of the
environmental urgency and protection. The problematic is that the environmental protection is
far from achieving unanimity in the world whereas the climate challenge is a real and growing
one. There is a sort of tug-of-war between eco-friends and anti-ecological proponents. In this
context, Emerson’s essay offers a descriptive and narrative framework which shows the
interdependency between human and natural elements. He sees life as spiritually and
materially interconnected. The analysis is done in the framework of two theories, namely :
ecocriticism and narratology. The methodology for data collection is qualitative. It enables to
collect, analyze, and interpret the text. At last, the analysis of the text has shown that the
author’s discursive strategy is an awareness-raising message advocating the urgent symbiosis
between humans and nature.
ISSN : 2411-6750
Editeur : UFHB
Périodicité : Semestriel
Domaines : Littérature, Lettres, Langues etc.