Como e por que entrar em árvores

Authors

  • Sérgio Medeiros Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21471/jls.v2i2.188

Keywords:

Women, trees, animals, children, Native American literature

Abstract

Native American Literature shows women having sexual relations
with trees. An animal (bird or monkey) can help the partners to interact with
one another. This paper discusses three myths that speak of women who gave
birth to children after being seduced by a vegetal being.

Author Biography

Sérgio Medeiros, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Sérgio Medeiros é poeta, ensaísta, tradutor e professor de literatura na UFSC. Publicou A formiga-leão e outros animais na Guerra do Paraguai (2015) e A idolatria poética ou a febre de imagens (2017), entre outros livros. Colabora no jornal O Estado de S. Paulo.

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Published

2017-12-12

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2017): Special Dossier on Brazilian Eco-Criticism

Section

Special Dossier

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