Nature, Culture and Gender: Re-Reading the Folktale - Paperback

by P. Mary Vidya Porselvi (Author)

Folktales in India have been told, heard, read and celebrated for many centuries. In breaking new ground, Indian folktales have been reread and examined in the light of the Mother Earth discourse as it manifests in the lifeworlds of women, nature and language. The book introduces ecofeminist criticism and situates it within an innovative folktale t

Author Biography

P. Mary Vidya Porselvi is Assistant Professor of English, Loyola College, Chennai, India, and was previously Lecturer in the Department of English at Stella Maris College (2000�03), Chennai. She obtained her BA, MA and PhD degrees from Stella Maris College, and recently completed the University Grants Commission projectTranslation of Folktales with Ecofeminist Concerns from Tamil to English. She has authored two English workbooks: Affirmative Words and Radiant Expressions (2012) and Cornucopia: English Language Learning through World Folklore (2013).