Eco-Philosophical Perspectives in the Select Poems of Gary Snyder: A critical Exposition

Abstract

Eco Philosophy as a captivating branch of academic study emerged on the international theoretical scene as a viable and acknowledged field of academic inquiry, Eco-Philosophy has undergone a virtually incessant process of improvement, expansion, broadening of scope, and reworking of fundamental concepts. It began with serious nature of addressing, analysing, and understanding the essense of ecological vision and literary application. It is being followed by divergences over the correct area of study, the best theories, and the compatibility of local or national literary and critical traditions. Even the use of dialects in oral performance falls under this spectrum of study. In order to examine the various facets of Eco Philosophy as an Eco critical enquiry in the field of poetry, the poetic vision of Gary Snyder is profoundly accredited. With an intense interpretation of Snyder’s poetry, the present article deals with Snyder's idealistic vision of the relationship between human beings and the natural world. It investigates the ecological implications in his major poetic works, Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems (1959), Turtle Island (1974) and Mountains and Rivers without End (1996). An earnest attempt made to read those works from an ecological point of view to draw the attention of the readers to the significance of the environmental concerns embodied in the poetic works of Gary Snyder.