Como e por que entrar em árvores

  • 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.
Published
2017-12-12
Issue
Vol 2 No 2 (2017): Special Dossier on Brazilian Eco-Criticism
Section
Special Dossier

Copyright (c) 2017 Sérgio Medeiros

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