Journal Article

Nature-Inspired Identity

Al-Sadi, Islam Ahmed Hassan, Rashed, Yousra Mostafa

2022

Overview

This paper attempts to examine the use of environmental elements to represent natural features in the poetry of Chenjerai Hove (1956- 2015) and specifically in his book Blind Moon (2003). It illustrates a theoretical background on Eco criticism and Eco poetry as tools to show how Hove explored and expressed humanity's quest for identity and a place on Earth and examining his poetry in this way sheds light on the idea of 'nature' and investigates several questions regarding our interconnectedness and relatedness. Hove is a Zimbabwean poet who wrote extensively on Africa, nature, heritage and the preservation of one's identity. He always makes use of African and Zimbabwean traditions and conventions. Hove's poetry offers a close investigation of the psychological and social views of nature and the rural areas and features. He died in 2015 while living in exile in Norway after fiercely rejecting the policies of the Mugabe authority. This paper attempts to examine selected poems by Hove from Blind Moon using Eco criticism approach in order to answer the following questions: 1. What is meant by Eco criticism? 2. What are the environmental issues inscribed in his poems? 3. What elements of thought could be identified about human responsibility towards environment in the poem?

• Publisher: جامعة بورسعيد - كلية الآداب
• Subject: السمات الطبيعية / الشعر الإنجليزي / النقد الأدبي / هوف، شينجراي، ت. 2015 م